President Joe Biden is greeted by Angolan Foreign Minister Tete Antonio as he arrives at Quatro de Fevereiro international airport in the capital Luanda, Angola, on Dec. 2, 2024, on his long-promised visit to Africa. Ben Curtis/AP Photo
Trees in the Cross Hall frame the doorway to the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, as everything is decorated for the holidays, on Dec. 2, 2024. Susan Walsh/AP Photo
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier (C) delivers a speech during a voting session on the draft of the Social Security bill 2025 at the National Assembly, the French Parliament's lower house, in Paris on Dec. 2, 2024. Stephane De Sakutin/AFP via Getty Images
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visit the makeshift memorial paying tribute to Ukrainian and foreign fighters at Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Dec. 2, 2024. Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images
An aerial view shows houses surrounded by floodwaters after heavy rain in Tumpat, Malaysia's Kelantan state, on Dec. 2, 2024. Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images
Judges are seated as the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, opens hearings into what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impacts, on Dec. 2, 2024. Peter Dejong/AP Photo
People try to extinguish fires following an airstrike that targeted Syria's rebel-held northern city of Idlib on Dec. 2, 2024. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images
A man stands in front of Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral a few days before its reopening in Paris on Dec. 2, 2024. Behrouz Mehri/AFP via Getty Images
A stilt-walker dressed as a tree-spirit “Ent” moves into position as environmental campaign groups demonstrate outside the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero, as they call for the closure of the Drax power station in London, England, on Dec. 02, 2024. Leon Neal/Getty Images
Daniel Penny, who is charged in the death of Jordan Neely, walks into the courthouse with members of his legal team as closing arguments begin in his trial in New York City on Dec. 2, 2024. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Jockey Freddie Gordon and Confinentic (L) race up the finishing straight to go on to beat favourite Fromheretoeternity with Gavin Sheehan on board (R) in the Theo's Charm Memorial Novices' Hurdle at Plumpton Racecourse in England on Dec. 2, 2024. Mike Hewitt/Getty Images
Volkswagen workers are seen through a window as they attend a rally during at nationwide warning Volkswagen workers' strike, on the grounds of the main Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, on Dec. 2, 2024. Julian Stratenschulte/Pool Photo via AP
Local “iwi,” or people, from a local Māori tribe study a male spade-toothed whale ahead of a dissection at Invermay Agricultural Centre, Mosgiel, near Dunedin, New Zealand, on Dec. 2, 2024. Derek Morrison/AP Photo
Kosovo police officers stand guard next to the blast site, as workers repair the damaged canal in the village of Varage near the town of Zubin Potok on Dec. 2, 2024. Armend Nimani/AFP via Getty Images
Philippines House Secretary General Reginald Velasco receives an impeachment complaint filed Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte by several prominent opponents and activists, including former Senator Leila de Lima (center) and Akbayan Partylist representative Perci Cendana (right) at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Philippines. Aaron Favila/AP Photo
Residents of the Jakwa informal settlement rummage through their belongings for recyclables after a fire burned through around 300 shacks in Bryanston near Johannesburg, South Africa, on Dec. 2, 2024. Emmanuel Croset/AFP via Getty Images
A Palestinian woman stands outside a UNRWA center in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Dec. 2, 2024. Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images
A street vendor balances her goods as she walks on a street in Accra, capital of Ghana, on Dec. 2, 2024. The management of the economy will be key when Ghana votes on Dec. 7 to replace President Nana Akufo-Addo who steps down after two terms in office. Olympia De Maismont/AFP via Getty Images
A demonstrator walks past a fire as taxi drivers block the toll station on the A7 motorway during a demonstration against a new downward pricing system for medical transport and a “shared taxi” obligation proposed by the Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie (CNAM) in Lancon-Provence, France, on Dec. 2, 2024. Christophe Simon/AFP via Getty Images
Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide ahead of a meeting at The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London on Dec. 2, 2024. Aaron Chown - WPA Pool/Getty Images
Packages ride on a conveyor belt during Cyber Monday, one of the company's busiest days at an Amazon fulfillment center in Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 2, 2024. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images
A food delivery firm Glovo's rider cycles in Madrid, Spain, on Dec. 2, 2024. Following Spanish government pressure, Glovo company in Spain gives to their employees a labor contract. Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty Images
Australian Federal Police officers stand with approximately 350 kilograms (770 pounds) of seized cocaine at a press conference at the AFP headquarters in Brisbane on Dec. 2, 2024. Jono Searle/AAP Image via AP
An Afghan boy walks across a footbridge during the first snowfall in the Dara district of Afghanistan's Panjshir province on Dec. 2, 2024. Shah Poor Afzally/AFP via Getty Images
Volunteers rescue residents through a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Puducherry, India, on Dec. 2, 2024, following the landfall of cyclone Fengal in the state of Tamil Nadu. AFP via Getty Images
Saudi Deputy Governor of the Riyadh region Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz (2nd right) greets French President Emmanuel Macron as he disembarks his airplane after arriving in the Saudi capital Riyadh for an official visit on Dec. 2, 2024. Eliot Blondet/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
An aerial photo shows a fishing boat sailing offshore of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec. 2, 2024. Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP via Getty Images
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (center), European Parliament President Roberta Metsola (right), and European Council President Antonio Costa (left) walk ahead of their first work meeting in Brussels on Dec. 2, 2024. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (right) and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi hold a joint press conference after their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, on Dec. 2, 2024. Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images
