Day in Photos: Taiwanese Parliament Brawl, Missile Strike in Ukraine, and Macron in MayotteDay in Photos: Taiwanese Parliament Brawl, Missile Strike in Ukraine, and Macron in Mayotte
Lawmakers from the main opposition Kuomintang (in white) try to break into Parliament, which was occupied by the Democratic Progressive Party to avoid the passing of the third reading of amendments to the Civil Servants Election and Recall Act and other controversial bills at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei, Taiwan, on Dec. 20, 2024. I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: Taiwanese Parliament Brawl, Missile Strike in Ukraine, and Macron in Mayotte

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A person walks with a dog at the site of a Russian missile strike, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Dec. 20, 2024. Thomas Peter/Reuters
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A man sells vegetables in front of a damaged tank in Homs, Syria, on Dec. 20, 2024. Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images
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The Folkestone White horse with a red nose in Folkestone, England, on Dec. 20, 2024. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (R) walks with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the European Commission in Brussels on Dec. 20, 2024. Simon Wohlfahrt/AFP via Getty Images
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A man wrapped in warm clothes carries milk cans on a cold winter morning in New Delhi on Dec. 20, 2024. Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images
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Students, pupils, and citizens block a street in front of the Faculty of Law standing in silence to honor the 15 victims of roof collapse that occurred at a railway station, in Belgrade, Serbia, on Dec. 20, 2024. Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images
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A woman walks at a mass grave of tsunami victims in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec. 20, 2024. Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP via Getty Images
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) and Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal review a military honor guard in Berlin on Dec. 20, 2024. Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images
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Lee Edwards riding Here Comes Georgie (green) wins The Howden Novices' Limited Handicap Chase at Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, England, on Dec. 20, 2024. Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images
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A local resident caresses French President Emmanuel Macron and prays for him during his visit to a neighborhood in Tsingoni, on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Dec. 20, 2024. Ludovic Marin/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Police secure access to the elementary school where a 7-year-old girl died and a teacher and five other students were wounded in a knife attack in Zagreb, Croatia, on Dec. 20, 2024. Damir Krajac/AP Photo
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Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu (L) and Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban (R) at the Romanian Government's headquarters in Bucharest, Romania, on Dec. 20, 2024. Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images
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Incoming commander General Xavier T. Brunson (2nd L) receives the United States Forces Korea flag from U.S. Navy admiral Samuel John Paparo (R), commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command, during a change-of-command ceremony for the United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and United States Forces Korea at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Dec. 20, 2024. Jung Yeon-Je/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Young boys box in Mamouzou, on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Dec. 20, 2024. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images
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A coalition of community groups participate in a demonstration against New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's congestion pricing plan in New York City on Dec. 20, 2024. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images
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Soldiers march during a military parade at Camp Aguinaldo in Manila, Philippines, on Dec. 20, 2024. Ted Aljibe/AFP via Getty Images
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin shake hands at the Kremlin in Moscow on Dec. 20, 2024. Dmitry Astakhov/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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New VW ID Buzz vehicles, fully electric-driven microbus cars from Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, are parked before delivery in Hanover, Germany, on Dec. 20, 2024. Ronny Hartmann/AFP via Getty Images
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Mike Johnson, speaker of the United States House of Representatives, speaks to a member of press at the Capitol in Washington on Dec. 20, 2024. Richard Pierrin/AFP via Getty Images
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A volunteer dressed as Santa Claus sails down the Rio Negro to deliver presents to children in the riverside community of Abelha, in Manaus, Brazil, on Dec. 20, 2024. Michael Dantas/AFP via Getty Images
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Canada, on Dec. 20, 2024. Sean Kilpatrick /The Canadian Press via AP
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President of the Swiss parliamentary inquiry committee Isabelle Chassot (C) attends a press conference following the publication of a parliamentary report into how authorities managed the 2023 collapse of Credit Suisse and the takeover by UBS, at the Swiss House of Parliament, in Bern, Switzerland, on Dec. 20, 2024. Gabriel Monnet/AFP via Getty Images
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First Lady Jill Biden reads a book as President Joe Biden listens during a holiday visit to patients and families at Children's National Hospital in Washington on Dec. 20, 2024. Ting Shen/AFP via Getty Images