Marine One carrying President Donald Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews before boarding Air Force One, on Dec. 17, 2025, as he departs for Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to attend a ceremony for the return of the remains of two Iowa National Guard members killed in Syria. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
People protest proposed changes to the management of national broadcaster LRT, citing threats to media freedom, at Independence Square in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Dec. 17, 2025. Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images
Ukrainian rescuers work to extinguish a fire in a damaged residential building after an air attack in Zaporizhzhia, on Dec. 17, 2025, amid the war with Russia. Darya Nazarova/AFP via Getty Images
Pyrénées-Atlantiques prefect Jean-Marie Girier (L) observes cattle being vaccinated against lumpy skin disease at a farm in Riupeyrous, France, on Dec. 17, 2025. France launched a mandatory vaccination campaign in mid-December for 1 million cattle in southwestern regions following more than 110 outbreaks of the insect-borne viral disease since its first detection on June 29. Philippe Lopez/AFP via Getty Images
The European Space Agency Ariane 6 rocket carrying two Galileo satellites for the EU's Global Navigation Satellite System launches at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, in the French overseas department of Guiana, on Dec. 17, 2025. Ronan Lietar/AFP via Getty Images
A man looks out at the sea where the nation's flag flies in La Guaira, Venezuela, on Dec. 17, 2025. Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo
Omani Deputy Prime Minister for Defense Affairs Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq al-Said greets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi upon his arrival in Muscat on Dec. 17, 2025. Haitham Al-Shukairi/AFP via Getty Images
Migrants confront police carrying out eviction orders at an abandoned school building where hundreds of mostly illegal immigrants had been living in Badalona, near Barcelona, on Dec. 17, 2025. AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti
A double-decker bus crosses Westminster Bridge as early morning fog covers the streets of London on Dec. 17, 2025. Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images
Swimmers gather for a morning vigil in Sydney on Dec. 17, 2025, following Sunday's mass shooting at Bondi Beach. Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via AP
Thailand's Peerapon Mitasarn (R) competes against Malaysia's Muhammad Izzul Irfan Marzuki (L) in the men's individual pencak silat final during the 33rd Southeast Asian Games at Impact Arena in Nonthaburi, Thailand, on Dec. 17, 2025. Pencak silat is a form of martial arts. Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP via Getty Images
Supporters of Tunisian President Kais Saied shout slogans during a demonstration on the 15th anniversary of the start of the 2011 revolution in Tunis, on Dec. 17, 2025. Mohamed Khalil/AFP via Getty Images
A member of the Rhineland-Palatinate State Police aims a frequency jammer used for drone defense during a media event in Ingelheim, Germany, on Dec. 17, 2025. Both federal and state law enforcement across Germany are investing in anti-drone capabilities following the high number of hostile drone sightings over airports, military bases, and critical infrastructure facilities nationwide this year. Florian Wiegand/Getty Images
Members of the Hungarian Parliament vote in the main chamber in Budapest on Dec. 17, 2025. The Parliament passed a bill that could force the cash-strapped Budapest municipality to borrow money. Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images
A fishmonger works during a press visit at the multinational wholesale chain Metro flagship store in Nanterre, west of Paris, on Dec. 17, 2025. Charlotte Siemon/AFP via Getty Images
An autonomous defense drone flies through the test area during a demonstration by the Swiss Army in Hinterrhein, Switzerland, on Dec. 17, 2025. Ennio Leanza/AFP via Getty Images
A view of Kuwait City and its skyline as the sun sets on Dec. 17, 2025. Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images
European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen wait for officials to arrive at the EU Western Balkans summit ahead of the European Council in Brussels on Dec. 17, 2025. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images
Joshua Bowman of the United States trains before the Men's Mountain Snowboard Halfpipe Qualifiers at Copper Mountain, Colo., on Dec. 17, 2025. Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images
People celebrate after passage of the National Defense Authorization Act by the U.S. Senate during a watch party hosted by the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, in Pembroke, N.C., on Dec. 17, 2025. AP Photo/Allison Joyce
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Starlings fly in murmuration above the roofs of Rome at sunset on Dec. 17, 2025. Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images
Robert Whearty riding Immortal Star wins Race 5, the Brad Masters Plumbing Handicap, during Melbourne Racing at Mornington Racecourse in Mornington, Australia, on Dec. 17, 2025. Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images
Former special counsel Jack Smith walks through the Rayburn House Office Building as he appears on Capitol Hill for a closed-door deposition before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington on Dec. 17, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
A lifeboat delivers migrants to port after intercepting a small boat off Dover, England, on Dec. 17, 2025. After a lull in the number of illegal immigrants arriving in the UK in small boats across the English Channel from France, nearly 800 have arrived in the past week amid good weather conditions. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Joakim Largergren of Sweden plays a shot during the pro-am prior to the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open 2026 at Heritage La Reserve Golf Club in Bel Ombre, Mauritius, on Dec. 17, 2025.
Brig. Gen. Christoph Huber views the construction site of the new German Brigade headquarters building at Rudninkai Military Town near Rudninkai, Lithuania, on Dec. 17, 2025. The Bundeswehr, which leads the international NATO force stationed in Lithuania, is building a new base at the Rudninkai site. The Bundeswehr will eventually station 5,000 personnel in Lithuania, including the 45th Armored Brigade. Paulius Peleckis/Getty Images
A tram drives through a park on a foggy day in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on Dec. 17, 2025. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images
A worker leads a horse into a truck during the evacuation of a stud farm to protect the horses from possible air attacks near Novomykolaivka in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine amid the war with Russia, on Dec. 17, 2025. Darya Nazarova/AFP via Getty Images
