President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrive during the first White House conference on women's health research in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Dec. 11, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
People gather in Al-Madan Square to call for accountability of war crimes committed by the Syrian Armed Forces under the Assad regime, Madaya, Syria, on Dec. 11, 2024. Aaron Chown/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Georgia Laurie (L) shows the King's Gallantry Medal appointed by King Charles III, as she poses with her twin sister Melissa (R) during an Investiture ceremony for The King's Gallantry Medal and The King's Commendation for Bravery, at Buckingham Palace, in London, on Dec. 11, 2024. Georgia Laurie received the award for saving her sister from a crocodile attack while on an excursion in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, on June 6, 2021. Aaron Chown/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
A man dressed as Father Christmas walks between vehicles as rows of tractors and agricultural vehicles fill Whitehall during an “RIP British Farming” protest in London, England, on Dec. 11, 2024. Leon Neal/Getty Images
Judges of the Constitutional Court arrive to a session to review a ruling on a law concerning the use of minority languages at the Constitutional court building in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Dec. 11, 2024. Boris Grdanoski/AP Photo
A local resident walks on the street in Pokrovsk, the eastern Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Dec. 11, 2024. The sound of heavy fighting could be heard on Dec. 11, 2024 around Ukraine's frontline city of Pokrovsk, in the Donetsk region, as the Ukrainian army has been trying to hold off the Russian offensive. Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images
Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins looks on as Governor Tiff Macklem speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, on Dec. 11, 2024. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz signs the motion for a vote of confidence in the President of the Bundestag in his office in the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on Dec. 11, 2024. Steffen Kugler/Bundesregierung via Getty Images
King Willem-Alexander (5L), Queen Maxima (4L), President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (5R), and Prime Minister Dick Schoof (4R) have lunch as part of Portugal's President state visit to the Netherlands, at the Mauritshuis in The Hague on Dec. 11, 2024. Remko De Waal/ANP/AFP via Getty Images
Palestinian girls in traditional clothes attend the opening of the “Life USA School,” in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, affiliated with the Palestinian ministry of education and funded by the Life For Relief and Development Foundation on Dec. 11, 2024. Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images
A woman walks along a street as farmers protest in front of the Burgundy Regional Council against the consequences of government censorship and EU-Mercosur agreement in Dijon, France, on Dec. 11, 2024. Arnaud Finistre/AFP via Getty Images
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives to testify at a House Foreign Affairs Committee meeting in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington on Dec. 11, 2024. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Georgia pro-Europe demonstrators hold Georgian and European flags during a protest against the government's postponement of European Union accession talks until 2028, outside the Parliament in central Tbilisi on Dec. 11, 2024. Giorgi Arjevanidze/AFP via Getty Images
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin poses for a group photograph after addressing military personnel from Japan, the United States, and Australia during a visit to Camp Asaka, a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force base in Tokyo, Japan, on Dec. 11, 2024. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images
A general view of a ballot box on a table at a polling station in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on Dec. 11, 2024. Madagascans voted on Dec. 11, 2024, in municipal elections, the final stage in an electoral year key for President Andry Rajoelina who seeks to consolidate his power and retain control of the capital. Rijasolo/AFP via Getty Images
Afghan men play foosball along a roadside setup in Mazar-i-Sharif on Dec. 11, 2024. Atif Aryan/AFP via Getty Images
A Sri Lankan Buddhist devotee lights incense at the Dikwella Bodhiya temple in Sri Lanka on Dec. 11, 2024. Twenty years after the Boxing Day tsunami, Sri Lanka's coastal communities have made significant strides in recovery and resilience, yet challenges remain as they face the ongoing impacts of climate change and rising sea levels. Rebecca Conway/Getty Images
Students of Belgrade University protest, as Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic holds a news conference, in front of his office in Belgrade, Serbia, on Dec. 11, 2024. Marko Djurica/Reuters
A man rides his motorcycle past the Toussaint Louverture airport on the day it reopened in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Dec. 11, 2024. Odelyn Joseph/AP Photo
Geese fed a natural way for the production of ‘Esprit d'oie’ roam at a farm in Gueberschwihr, France, on Dec. 11, 2024. ‘Esprit d'oie’ is similar to foie gras but made without any force feeding of the geese. Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images
A woman poses for a photo in a bed of sunflowers at a public park in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 11, 2024. Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP via Getty Images
Former Rep. Sean Duffy, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Transportation, arrives for a meeting with Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-W.Y.) on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 11, 2024. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images
The ferris wheel spins at the Christmas market on Cathedral Square in the city centre of Erfurt, Germany, on Dec. 11, 2024. Jens Schlueter/AFP via Getty Images
