December 22, 2023

Protesters light flares during a solidarity march for the defense of immigrants against France's new immigration law at Theodor Herzl Square, in Paris.

Mourners bring flowers and candles outside the building of Philosophical Faculty of Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. A lone gunman opened fire at a university on Thursday, killing more than a dozen people.

Israeli security forces fire tear gas during clashes in the Wadi Joz neighborhood of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Students wait for gifts from an elephant dressed in a Santa Claus costume ahead of Christmas celebrations at a school, in Ayutthaya, Thailand.

A Fire and Rescue helicopter water bombs a line of wildfire above the residential neighborhood of Glencairn, near Simon's Town, South Africa.

A Palestinian boy collects small pieces of debris following Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

Family and friends of Israeli soldier Lt. Yaacov Elian mourn over his grave during his funeral at Kiryat Shaul cemetery in Tel Aviv, Israel.

People wearing Santa Claus outfits pose for pictures before their event to hand out gifts and clean up the street to celebrate the Christmas season, in Tokyo, Japan.

People stand next to a dead fin whale which had beached itself at Minnie Water Beach, located 600 kilometers north of Sydney, Australia. 

A cyclist rides through the steam leak of the water heating network in Dongcheng district during the morning rush hour in Beijing. Temperatures has dropped greatly across northern China.

Andrew Tate checks his mobile phone inside the Court of Appeal building in Bucharest, Romania.

A worker supervises the moment when lottery balls are filled into a drum before the draw at Madrid's Teatro Real opera house during Spain's bumper Christmas lottery draw known as El Gordo, or The Fat One, in Madrid.