Christmas decorations at the White House with a ‘Home Is Where the Heart Is’ theme on Dec. 1, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
A house inundated by floodwaters in Wellampitiya on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Dec. 1, 2025. At least 340 people have been killed, Sri Lankan officials said, with many more missing. Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk with participants in the 17th German-Polish government consultations in the Chancellery in Berlin on Dec. 1, 2025. John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images
A man passes burning garbage along a road in dense smog in Lahore, Pakistan, on Dec. 1, 2025. Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images
Papuan students take part in a protest calling for the independence of Papua province in Surabaya, Indonesia, on Dec. 1, 2025, to coincide with the anniversary of the Free Papua Movement. Juni Kriswanto/AFP via Getty Images
A sculpture of a stolen saint's head is displayed on Dec. 1, 2025, at the Chancellery in Berlin, before the official handover to Poland of artifacts looted during the Second World War. John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images
People take a selfie in front of a Tabebuia rosea tree at a park in Bengaluru, India, on Dec. 1, 2025. Idrees Mohammed/AFP via Getty Images
People skate at a temporary open air ice rink in the center of Moscow's Red Square, with St. Basil's Cathedral and the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower in the background, on Dec. 1, 2025. Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images
Guests arrive ahead of the Lady Mayor's Banquet at the Guildhall in London on Dec. 1, 2025. Prime Minister Keir Starmer gave the keynote speech at the banquet, hosted by Lady Mayor Susan Langley and given in honor of the previous lord mayor, Alastair King. Peter Nicholls/Getty Images
A man views a makeshift memorial at the location of last week's shooting of two members of the National Guard in Washington on Dec. 1, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey approaches to land at José Aponte de la Torre Airport, formerly Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, on Dec. 1, 2025. The Trump administration continues to carry out strikes in the Caribbean against boats that are transporting drugs. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images
A general view of an empty classroom at the Government Girls Day Secondary School in Minna, Nigeria, on Dec. 1, 2025. The school remains closed after authorities ordered the shutdown of schools across northern Nigeria in response to escalating danger. Light Oriye Tamunotonye/AFP via Getty Images
A member of staff carries a Christmas tree for a wholesale order at Hole Park Christmas tree farm in Rolvenden, England, on Dec. 1, 2025. The estate has grown Christmas trees for more than 60 years and expects to sell 12,000 to 15,000 trees this season. Carl Court/Getty Images
A general view of the BBC Scotland Pacific Quay building, where fire crews tackled an early morning blaze that took morning programs off air in Glasgow, Scotland, on Dec. 1, 2025. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Soldiers guard several trucks returning to the Electoral Logistics Center with ballots to be counted a day after the presidential elections in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Dec. 1, 2025. Candidate Nasry Asfura, supported by U.S. President Donald Trump, and his rival, Salvador Nasralla, are locked in a close race. Marvin Recinos/AFP via Getty Images
A seagull feeds at a beach north of Kuwait City on Dec. 1, 2025. Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images
French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a joint press conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Dec. 1, 2025. Christophe Ena/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
An airplane takes off as lightning illuminates the horizon in Nice, France, on Dec. 1, 2025. Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images
Members of the National Guard patrol Constitution Avenue in Washington on Dec. 1, 2025. Heather Diehl/Getty Images
Police escort former government official Khurshid Alam to a court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Dec. 1, 2025. A Bangladesh court sentenced Sheikh Rehana—sister of former premier Sheikh Hasina—to seven years in prison on Dec. 1 for corruption. Munir Uz Zaman/AFP via Getty Images
Men steer boats across the Dal Lake on a cold, foggy afternoon in Srinagar, India, on Dec. 1, 2025. Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images
Members of the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency load supplies donated for flash flood victims in a residential area of Aceh province in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Dec. 1, 2025. Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP via Getty Images
A gorilla named Wefa holds her newborn at their enclosure at the Bioparc zoo in Fuengirola, Spain, on Dec. 1, 2025. A baby western lowland gorilla, a species listed as critically endangered, was born on Nov. 29 at 2:50 p.m. in the park's outdoor enclosure as visitors watched. Jorge Guerrero/AFP via Getty Images
The European Space Agency Vega-C rocket carrying the KOMPSAT-7 satellite (Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-7) produced by Korea Aerospace Research Institute during its launch at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, on the French overseas department of Guiana, on Dec. 1, 2025. Ronan Lietar/AFP via Getty Images
An apartment building in New York City on Dec. 1, 2025. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images
A man passes an Egyptian tank displayed during the opening day of the fourth edition of Egypt Defense Expo (EDEX-2025), at the Cairo International Exhibition Center on Dec. 1, 2025. Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images
Visitors ride a carousel at the Christmas market in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Dec. 1, 2025. Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images
First Lady Melania Trump speaks at a Red Cross holiday care package event inside a hangar at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Dec. 1, 2025. The event is part of the American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces, which supports the military, veterans and their families. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
A diver dressed as Santa Claus swims with a penguin during preparations for a Christmas special at Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images
