U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attend the National Christmas Tree Lighting and Pageant of Peace ceremony on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2017.
Photo by Carlos Barria

Former U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Flynn departs U.S. District Court after pleading guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia’s ambassador to the United States, in Washington, U.S., December 1, 2017.
Photo by Jonathan Ernst

A man uses his mobile phone to take photographs of tides on the shores of the Arabian Sea, after flooding caused by Cyclone Ockhi in the coastal village of Chellanam in the southern state of Kerala, India, December 2, 2017.
Photo by Sivaram V

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio (4R) joins demonstrators as they take part in a protest against government’s tax reforms next to the New York Stock Exchange at the Manhattan borough in New York, U.S., December 2, 2017.
Photo by Eduardo Munoz

Dec 2, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer holds up the championship trophy with wide receiver K.J. Hill (14) and his players after the game against the Wisconsin Badgers in the Big Ten championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Photo by Trevor Ruszkowski

A Rohingya refugee looks at the full moon with a child in tow at Balukhali refugee camp near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, December 3, 2017.
Photo by Susana Vera

People wash clothes on the banks of the river Brahmaputra on a foggy winter morning in Guwahati, India, December 4, 2017.
Photo by Anuwar Hazarika

People hold up placards reading «Freedom for political prisoners! we are republic» during a gathering asking for the release of leaders currently jailed at Sant Jaume square in Barcelona, Spain December 4, 2017.
Photo by Javier Barbancho

Cast member Mark Hamill poses for a portrait while promoting the movie «Star Wars: The Last Jedi» in Los Angeles, California, U.S., December 3, 2017.
Photo by Mario Anzuoni

Georgian former President Mikheil Saakashvili is detained by officers of the Security Service of Ukraine, conducting a search of his apartment, in Kiev, Ukraine December 5, 2017.
Photo by Valentyn Ogirenko

A boy sells grilled corn near cars damaged during recent clashes between Houthi fighters and forces loyal to Yemen’s former president Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen December 5, 2017.
Photo by Khaled Abdullah

Embers blow from a tree shortly before it fell down near burned cars as strong winds push the Thomas Fire across thousands of acres near Santa Paula, California, U.S., December 5, 2017.
Photo by David McNew

Summer Zervos, a former contestant on The Apprentice, leaves New York State Supreme Court after a hearing on the defamation case against U.S. President Donald Trump in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 5, 2017.
Photo by Andrew Kelly

A police personnel stands guard near the polling station at Hanumandhoka Durbar Square, a day ahead of the parliamentary and provincial elections in Kathmandu, Nepal December 6, 2017.
Photo by Navesh Chitrakar

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth meets George Adesola Oguntade, the High Commissioner of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as he presents his Letter of Credence, with his wife, Mrs Oguntade, during a private audience at Buckingham Palace in central London, Britain December 6, 2017.
Photo by Victoria Jones