Day in Photos: 126th America’s Game, Protests in Hungary, and Lionel Messi in India
Army Black Knights cadets march on prior to the 126th America's Game between the Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md., on Dec. 13, 2025. Patrick Smith/Getty Images
Army Black Knights cadets march on prior to the 126th America's Game between the Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md., on Dec. 13, 2025. Patrick Smith/Getty Images

Day in Photos: 126th America’s Game, Protests in Hungary, and Lionel Messi in India

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Young students and influencers march with the Beninese flag and signs reading Never Again on their foreheads in the Esplanade des Amazones in Cotonou in Benin, on Dec. 13, 2025. Abadjayé Justin Sodogandji/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
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Joao Chianca of Brazil rides a wave during a WSL big wave challenge surfing session in Nazare, Portugal, on Dec. 13, 2025. Filipe Amorim/AFP via Getty Images
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Peter Magyar, leader of Hungary's opposition Tisza party, attends a protest march organized by Tisza over a case of abuse at a juvenile detention center, during an ongoing investigation, in Budapest, Hungary, on Dec. 13, 2025. Bernadett Szabo/Reuters
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Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile and drone strike, in Odesa, Ukraine, on Dec. 13, 2025. Nina Liashonok/Reuters
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An aerial photograph shows runners participating in a marathon in Kuwait City, on Dec. 13, 2025. Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images
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Traditional Provencal santon small hand-painted terracotta figurines representing the Christmas nativity scene, traditional in the Provence region, on display at a stand at “La Foire aux Santons” (the Santons Fair) at the Vieux Port in Marseille, France, on Dec. 13, 2025. Thibaud Moritz/AFP via Getty Images
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Migrants receive medical care from French firefighters next to police officers after being rescued following their unsuccessful attempt to cross the English Channel in a inflatable boat on a beach in Sangatte, France, on Dec. 13, 2025. Bernard Barron/AFP via Getty Images
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Belarusian Nobel Prize winner Ales Bialiatski is pictured with Belarusian opposition leader and political activist Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya at the U.S. embassy after he was released in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Dec. 13, 2025. Belarusian street protest leader Maria Kolesnikova and Bialiatski walked free on Dec. 13 with 121 other political prisoners, released in an unprecedented U.S.-brokered deal, rights groups announced. Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images
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Germany's Emma Aicher competes in the women's downhill race during the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 2025–2026, in St Moritz, Switzerland, on Dec. 13, 2025. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
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A general overview shows Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 laureate U.S.-Jordanian chemist Omar M. Yaghi as he gives a Nobel Prize Lecture in Chemistry in the auditorium of the university building in Uppsala, Sweden, on Dec. 13, 2025. Pontus Lundahl/TT NEWS AGENCY/AFP via Getty Images
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Local residents walk near Kyiv's main Christmas tree on the St. Sophia Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Dec. 13, 2025. Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images
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Inter Miami's Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi arrives at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, India, on Dec. 13, 2025. Thousands of fans packed into a stadium in eastern India on Dec. 13 to cheer on Messi as the football legend unveiled a 21-meter (70-foot) statue of himself. Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP via Getty Images
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Men on motorcycles coming from Kigubhe, where they had taken refuge, drive past a charred military vehicle belonging to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo as they return to Togota after waiting for calm to be restored in their region in Luvungi, on Dec. 13, 2025. Jospin Mwisha/AFP via Getty Images
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An Air Algerie airliner, with the moon seen in the background, flies above Marseille, France, on Dec. 13, 2025. Thibaud Moritz/AFP via Getty Images
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A participant lays a wreath against a headstone on Wreaths Across America Day at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Dec. 13, 2025. Thousands of participants gathered before sunrise Saturday morning for the annual holiday season event honoring fallen service members. Allison Robbert/Getty Images
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Norway's Johan-Olav Botn competes in the men's 12.5 km pursuit event of the IBU Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria, on Dec. 13, 2025. Georg Hochmuth/APA/AFP via Getty Images
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A worker removes mud accumulated around buses near a landslide-affected area in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, in Maspanna, Sri Lanka, on Dec. 13, 2025. Tropical storms and monsoon rains have pummeled Southeast and South Asia in December, triggering landslides and flash floods that killed at least 639 people in Sri Lanka and nearly 1,000 in Indonesia. Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images
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The first urban cable car “C1” in Ile-de-France region during its official launch, in between Creteil Pointe du Lac and Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, on the outskirst of Paris, on Dec. 13, 2025. Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images
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A member of the military police stands guard at the entrance of the Professional Formation National Institute headquarters, where the electoral material of the last presidential election is being counted, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Dec. 13, 2025. Orlando Sierra/AFP via Getty Images
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Triston Vincent of Queensland competes in the pole vault at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne, Australia, on Dec. 13, 2025. Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Dec. 13, 2025. Trump is on his way to attend the Army vs. Navy college football game in Baltimore. Daniel Heuer/AFP via Getty Images
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A man washes off mud from his body in an area affected by a flash flood in Aceh Tamiang, Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, on Dec. 13, 2025. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images
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Revelers gather wearing holiday character costumes during the SantaCon bar crawl in New York City, on Dec. 13, 2025. Jeremy Weine/Getty Images
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Robert Sanchez of Chelsea reacts after making a save during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Everton at Stamford Bridge in London, England, on Dec. 13, 2025. Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
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Visitors crowd the Christmas market on the Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin, on Dec. 13, 2025. John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images