Day in Photos: Georgia’s President-Elect, NYC SantaCon, and Charles Dickens Reenactment

Mikheil Kavelashvili reacts after being elected as Georgian's new president at the parliament in Tbilisi on December 14, 2024. Georgian ex-footballer turned far-right politician Mikheil Kavelashvili is set to become Tbilisi's next figurehead president in an indirect election Saturday, denounced as "illegitimate" by the current pro-EU leader. He is expected to be voted into the role by an electoral college controlled by Georgian Dream, after the party abolished the use of popular votes to elect the president under controversial constitutional changes passed in 2017. (Photo by Vano SHLAMOV / AFP) Photo by VANO SHLAMOV/AFP via Getty Images

Mikheil Kavelashvili reacts after being elected as Georgian's new president at the parliament in Tbilisi on December 14, 2024. Georgian ex-footballer turned far-right politician Mikheil Kavelashvili is set to become Tbilisi's next figurehead president in an indirect election Saturday, denounced as "illegitimate" by the current pro-EU leader. He is expected to be voted into the role by an electoral college controlled by Georgian Dream, after the party abolished the use of popular votes to elect the president under controversial constitutional changes passed in 2017. (Photo by Vano SHLAMOV / AFP) Photo by VANO SHLAMOV/AFP via Getty Images

Protesters calling for the ouster of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol gather to await the outcome of the second martial law impeachment vote in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2024. Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images

A Russian military aircraft approaches Hmeimim Air Base in Syria's coastal Latakia on Dec. 14, 2024. Umit Bektas/Reuters