Day in Photos: Martial Law, Murder Trial, and Rescue at Sea
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during the declaration of emergency martial law at the Presidential Office in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 3, 2024. South Korean Presidential Office via Getty Images

Day in Photos: Martial Law, Murder Trial, and Rescue at Sea

A look into the world through the lens of photography.
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President Joe Biden shakes hands with Angola President Joao Lourenco ahead of their bilateral meeting at the Presidential Palace in Luanda, Angola, on Dec. 3, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
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King Charles III and the Amir Qatar arrive back at Buckingham Palace in a State Carriage during day one of a state visit to the United Kingdom in London on Dec. 3, 2024. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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Syrian Kurds, fleeing their homes in the outskirts of the northern city of Aleppo after they were seized by Islamist-led rebels, arrive with their belongings to Tabaqah, on the western outskirts of Raqa, on Dec. 2, 2024. Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images
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Senators, from left, Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), gather after Senate Democratic leadership elections for the next session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 3, 2024. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo
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Taxi drivers gather at the Invalides during a protest against lower mileage rates for medical patient transport in Paris on Dec. 3, 2024. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images
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Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., who is on trial on a capital murder charge in the 2022 death of University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee, looks out into the courtroom during the lunch break, in Oxford, Miss., on Dec. 3, 2024. Bruce Newman/The Northeast Daily Journal via AP
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz poses for a photo with the German team of the WorldSkills professional world championships at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on Dec. 3, 2024. Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images
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A Spanish Salvamento Maritimo (Sea Search and Rescue agency) vessel carrying 121 migrants rescued at sea arrives at La Restinga port on the Canary island of El Hierro on Dec. 3, 2024. Antonio Sempere/AFP via Getty Images
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French President Emmanuel Macron attends the Saudi-French Business Forum during an official visit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 3, 2024. Jeanne Accorsini/AFP via Getty Images
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Palestinians wait their turn to receive a bag of flour at a distribution center in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis on Dec. 3, 2024. Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images
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Supporters of former Ghana President and presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), rise flags of NDC political party during an electoral caravan ahead of the presidential election of Dec. 7, 2024, in Accra, Ghana, on Dec. 3, 2024. Olympia De Maismont/AFP via Getty Images
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Riyadh Metro trains travel along their tracks in the middle of a road in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 3, 2024. Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shake hands after holding a joint press conference before the start of the first day of the NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 3, 2024. Omar Havana/Getty Images
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An aerial view shows houses surrounded by flood waters after heavy rain in Pasir Mas, Malaysia's Kelantan state, on Dec. 3, 2024. Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images
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Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (L) and Czech Republic President Petr Pavel greet each other during a bilateral meeting at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on Dec. 3, 2024. Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images
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This aerial view shows the Kwame Nkrumah Circle neighborhood in Accra, Ghana, on Dec. 3, 2024. Olympia De Maismont/AFP via Getty Images
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A demonstrator holds a Georgian national flag while being sprayed by a water cannon outside the parliament during a protest against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Dec. 3, 2024. Pavel Bednyakov/AP Photo
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Afghan boys play volleyball at a field on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, on Dec. 3, 2024. Atif Aryan/AFP via Getty Images
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Iraqi–Kurdish Peshmerga officers take part in a graduation ceremony in Arbil, the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region, on Dec. 3, 2024. Safin Hamid/AFP via Getty Images
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Firefighters light up torches during a demonstration to ask for pay raises and better working conditions in front of the government's building in Lisbon, Portugal, on Dec. 3, 2024. Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images
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Police officers stand guard at San Isidro market as part of ‘Christmas Operation’ in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Dec. 3, 2024. Orlando Sierra/AFP via Getty Images
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Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said and King Philippe - Filip of Belgium pictured at a state banquet at the royal castle of Laeken - Laken, Brussels, on Dec. 3, 2024. Benoit Doppagne/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images
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Tourists climb a rock at Galle Fort in Galle, Sri Lanka, on Dec. 3, 2024. Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images
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A bee sucks nectar from blooming flowers at a park in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on Dec. 3, 2024. Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images
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A man walks in Kiyosumi Garden in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2024. Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images
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Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn reviews the honor guard during a military parade in honor of the King's 72nd birthday in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 3, 2024. Wason Wanichakorn/AP Photo
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People enjoy the atmosphere of Liverpool Christmas Market on St George's Plateau in Liverpool, England, on Dec. 3, 2024. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images