December 19, 2017

Choir members sing during a rehearsal for their upcoming Christmas performances, at St Paul's Cathedral in central London.

A Palestinian demonstrator dressed as Santa Claus throws stones towards Israeli troops during clashes at a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, near the West Bank city of Ramallah.

Military cadets walk under the snow in front of St Basil Cathedral on Red Square in Moscow.

A cow is rescued in Villa Santa Lucia near Chaiten in southern Chile, after a landslide due to heavy rains devastated the area, leaving at least 12 people dead and 15 missing.

Meerkats stand under a heat lamp in their enclosure in the Opel zoo in Kronberg near Frankfurt, Germany.

Surfer Joel Parkinson competes during the Billabong Pipe Masters at the Banzai Pipeline in Pupukea on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, United States.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a press statement after the opening of a memorial site in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017 to honor the victims of the Christmas market terrorist attack on the Breitscheid square at the Kaiser Wilhelm Mem

A South Korean Marine aims his rifle on a snowy hill during a joint winter drill with US Marines in Pyeongchang, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul.

Kashmiri villagers arrive for the funeral procession of militant Tanveer Ahmed and resident Ruby Jan at Batmurran Kellar village in Shopian.

New members of the National Police parade during their graduation ceremony from the Police Academy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Riot police clash with demonstrators protesting against proposed pension reforms outside the Congress in Buenos Aires , Argentina.