French rescue workers walk past a car along the Herault river, which overflowed following heavy rains in Agde, France, on Dec. 23, 2025. The Herault district in southern France remains under red alert for exceptional flooding, according to France's weather agency Meteo-France. (Sylvain Thomas/AFP via Getty Images)
Democratic Republic of Congo's defender Axel Tuanzebe (4), Benin's defender Olivier Verdon (6), and Democratic Republic of Congo defender Chancel Mbemba (22) vie for the ball during the Africa Cup of Nations Group D match at Al Medina Stadium in Rabat, Morocco, on Dec. 23, 2025. (Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images)
A woman looks on at the Phoenix Mall of Asia decorated with lighting ahead of Christmas in Bengaluru, India, on Dec. 23, 2025. (Idrees Mohammed/AFP via Getty Images)
A man lifts red and white tape cordoning off a residential building hit by a Russian air strike while others clean the roof in the Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv, Ukraine, on Dec. 23, 2025. The attack partially damaged the building's roof and facade, injuring four people. (Daniel Yovkov/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)
South Korean volunteers dressed as Santa Claus throw hats during a ceremony before the delivery of Christmas gifts for the underprivileged at Songpa District Office in Seoul on Dec. 23, 2025. (Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images)
Athletes take part in a training session at the Ski Jumping arena prior the Open Italian Championship of ski jumping in Predazzo, on Dec. 23, 2025. The arena in Predazzo will host the ski jumping and Nordic combined competitions, during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. (Stefano Rellandini/AFP via Getty Images)
A Belgian Special Operations Regiment (SOR) soldier holds the PIORUN air defense system during a visit to the Hemptinne Command District for the official handover of the system to the SOR in Leuven, Belgium, on Dec. 23, 2025. (Jonas Roosens/Belga/AFP via Getty Images)
Ballet student and main lead Shelly Ajiambo strikes a pose while being supported by main male lead Dustine Okinyi as they dance onstage during Project Elimu's annual Christmas ballet performance in the Kibera settlement of Nairobi, Kenya, on Dec. 23, 2025. At Project Elimu's Kibera Ballet School, young dancers engage with classical ballet as part of a community-led arts program that fosters discipline, creativity, and confidence. (Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images)
Workers install iron window guards at the Gallerie d'Apollon (Apollo's gallery) of the Louvre Museum in Paris on Dec. 23, 2025, a few weeks after thieves used a furniture lift to break into the museum. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)
A Muslim woman passes stalls selling Christmas decorations at the Al-Shourja market in central Baghdad on Dec. 23, 2025. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images)
A firefighter walks past a destroyed house in Magny-les-Hameaux in southwestern Paris on Dec. 23, 2025, following an explosion that left four people seriously injured, including three children ages 2 to 5, the Yvelines prefecture told AFP. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images)
A woman arranges a Ukrainian soldier's grave, adorned with Christmas trees and New Year's decorations, at the Lychakiv Military Cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Dec. 23, 2025. (Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP via Getty Images)
Belgium's rider Fleur Moors competes in the Women Elite Race cyclocross event in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, during the Superprestige competition on Dec. 23, 2025. (David Pintens/Belga/AFP via Getty Images)
Houses display Christmas lights on Second Street in Ashbury in Sydney on Dec. 23, 2025. (George Chan/Getty Images)
Jessica Malsiner of Team GS Fiamme Gialle competes during the Italian National Championship Open at Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium in Predazzo, Italy, on Dec. 23, 2025. (Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images)
An employee cleans the facade of the British Embassy on Lange Voorhout in The Hague, Netherlands, on Dec. 23, 2025, after it was defaced with red paint. (Phil Nijhuis/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
A volunteer dressed as Santa Claus gestures next to Pakistan's national flag as he rides a camel during a Christmas peace rally in Lahore, Pakistan, on Dec. 23, 2025. (Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images)
Joe Root of England bats during an England nets session at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, on Dec. 23, 2025. (Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
Last-minute shoppers pass seasonal store windows along Oxford Street in central London on Dec. 23, 2025. (Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images)
Two red pandas investigate their Christmas gifts at Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden in the Hungarian capital on Dec. 23, 2025. (Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images)
