Day in Photos: Manhattan Shooting, Martial Law Protest, and a Missing Woman
Police gather outside of a Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan where United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in New York City on Dec. 4, 2024. Thompson was shot and killed before 7:00 a.m. outside the hotel, just before he was set to attend the company's annual investors' meeting. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Day in Photos: Manhattan Shooting, Martial Law Protest, and a Missing Woman

A look into the world through the lens of photography.
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Aerial view of the debris of a toll point attacked with explosives in Pamplonita, Norte de Santander province, Colombia, on Dec. 4, 2024. Schneyder Mendoza/AFP via Getty Images
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President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, accompanied by Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), arrives for a meeting with Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) at the Capitol in Washington on Dec. 4, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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People take part in a protest calling for the resignation of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec. 4, 2024. Thousands marched on parliament in South Korea's capital on December 4, joining a bid by the country's opposition to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his extraordinary but short-lived imposition of martial law. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images
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Marine Commandos (MARCOS) of the Indian Navy suspended from a helicopter flypast during a simulated rescue operation as part of the Navy Day celebrations at the Gateway of India in Mumbai on Dec. 4, 2024. Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images
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Demonstrators participate in a rally to protest against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Dec. 4, 2024. Zurab Tsertsvadze/AP Photo
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President Joe Biden arrives at the Aeroport de Catumbela in Catumbela, Angola, on Dec. 4, 2024 before visiting the Lobito port. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
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President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for CIA Director John Ratcliffe walks out of a meeting with Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) in Washington on Dec. 4, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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Rescue workers search through the night in a sinkhole for Elizabeth Pollard, who disappeared while looking for her cat, in Marguerite, Pa., on Dec. 3, 2024. Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo
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A statue of Santa Claus is covered in snow outside of a realty business in Watertown, New York, on Dec. 4, 2024. Following an historic lake-effect snowstorm which brought nearly 40 inches of snow to the area, the town is currently experiencing a Winter Storm Warning for the next two days. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken signs a guest's book as he meets with Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela at the Auberge de Castille for bilateral talks in Valletta on Dec. 4, 2024. Blinken arrived in Malta to attend the 31st OSCE Ministerial Council on Dec. 5 and 6. Jonathan Borg/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Sumo Wrestlers Kitanowaka Daisuke and Fukutsuumi Akira of Japan pose with a London Black Cab following The Grand Sumo Tournament press conference at Royal Albert Hall in London on Dec. 4, 2024. This will be only the second time in the sport's 1500-year history that an official Basho tournament will take place outside of Japan, following the 1991 event at the Royal Albert Hall that attracted audiences from across Europe to witness the spectacle. Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
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French Prime Minister Michel Barnier holds a document during speeches at the National Assembly prior to a no-confidence vote that could bring down the prime minister and the government for the first time since 1962, in Paris on Dec. 4, 2024. Michel Euler/AP Photo
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Visitors walk between stalls at the Christmas market at the central Roemer Square in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on Dec. 4, 2024. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images
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A Syrian Kurdish woman, fleeing from north of Aleppo, stands leaning on a bullet-riddled wall upon arriving in Tabqa, on the western outskirts of Raqa on Dec. 4, 2024. Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images
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Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and UK's Secretary of State for Defense John Healey pose with military personnel at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst during day two of the Amir of the State of Qatar state visit to the United Kingdom in Camberley, England, on Dec. 4, 2024. Chris Jackson/Getty Images
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A vintage Citroen car decorated with gemstones is on display at the Essen Motor Show in Essen, Germany, on Dec. 4, 2024. Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images
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French President Emmanuel Macron visits the archaeological site of al-Hijr (Hegra), near the northwestern Saudi city of Al-Ula, on Dec. 4, 2024. Ludovic Marin/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, welcomes and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a meeting in Rome on Dec. 4, 2024. Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP
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A Palestinian woman carries her cat as displaced people from Beit Lahia arrive in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Dec. 4, 2024. Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images
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Taiwan president Lai Ching-te arriving at the Funafuti International Airport in Tuvalu on Dec. 4, 2024. Lai arrived in the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu on Dec. 4, as part of a trip aimed at shoring up international support for Taiwan as China seeks to poach its few remaining allies. Weng Rui Kun/CNA/AFP via Getty Images
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Fishermen steer boats during sunset along the banks of Brahmaputra river in Guwahati, India, on Dec. 4, 2024. Biju Boro/AFP via Getty Images
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) staff hold candles during an event to honor the memory of their lost staff and volunteers while performing their humanitarian duties, and to raise awareness on the urgent need to protect humanitarians everywhere, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Dec. 4, 2024. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
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Sweden's Defense Minister Pal Jonson attends an honor guard review ahead of a bilateral meeting with Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2024. David Mareuil/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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People exercise beside a decommissioned Lockheed F-104 Starfighter aircraft at Yizheng Park, where retired military equipment are put on display, in Keelung, Taiwan, on Dec. 4, 2024. I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images
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Kristal Hilaire, a daughter of Australian citizen Donna Nelson, speaks to reporters at the Chiba District Court after the verdict for Nelson in a drug smuggling case in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Dec. 4, 2024. Mari Yamaguchi/AP Photo
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Protesters hold up portraits of victims of former President Duterte's drug war and other slain activists, as they take part in a demonstration calling for the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte and the arrest of her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, outside the House of Representatives in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines, on Dec. 4, 2024. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images
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A South Western Railway train passes over the River Mole as it makes its way to Dorking in Guildford, United Kingdom, on Dec. 4, 2024. Legislation to renationalize British rail services has received Royal Ascent, with new operating body Great British Rail set to take control of services. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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Pope Francis reacts next to Mercedes-Benz Group CEO Ola Kallenius as he receives a new open popemobile at the Vatican on Dec. 4, 2024. Yara Nardi/Reuters
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The court rise during a hearing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), as part of the proceedings aiming to set a legal framework on how countries should tackle climate change, in The Hague, Netherlands, on Dec. 4, 2024. Robin Van Lonkhuijsen/ANP/AFP via Getty Images
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Prince Albert II of Monaco (R) attends with Princess Charlene of Monaco (L), Princess Gabriella (C-R) and Prince Jacques the inauguration of the “Place Princesse Gabriella” in the new “Mareterra” district in Monaco on Dec. 4, 2024. Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images
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Norwegian soldiers stand in front of a ship as military equipment is made ready to be loaded onto the vessel at Orkanger Harbor, Norway, on Dec. 4, 2024. The equipment is being sent to Poland as part of a NATO mission to maintain security around Rzeszow Airport. Ole Martin Wold/NTB/AFP via Getty Images
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People protest as the Supreme Court hears a case over banning gender procedures for minors in Washington on Dec. 4, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
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A person walks on Wall St. near the New York Stock Exchange in New York's Financial District on Dec. 4, 2024. Peter Morgan/AP Photo