December 21, 2023

A man collects trash during a clean-up along a river in Paranaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

A member of parliament from the Democratic Party, Albania's biggest opposition party, sets off a smoke flare as the parliament gathers for a vote on whether to lift the immunity of opposition leader Sali Berisha so he can face corruption charges, in Tirana.

A building surrounded by smog and pollution is pictured in Skopje, North Macedonia. Skopje recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 173, which is labeled as 'Unhealthy', making the capital city among the 10 most polluted in the world. 

Migrants wear mylar blankets supplied by the U.S. Border Patrol to keep warm in the early hours of the morning after spending the night in an outdoor processing center in Eagle Pass, Texas, Dec. 20, 2023.

Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) officials and polling agents count ballot papers at a polling centre following the presidential election in Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 20, 2023.

Participants perform a yoga exercise as Golden Retriever puppies play around them during a yoga class at a studio in Paris, France, Dec. 20, 2023.

The Villarrica volcano is seen at night from Villarrica town, Chile, Dec. 20, 2023.

People dressed in Santa Claus outfits riding on standup paddles in the Mediterranean Sea, in Lebanon's northern coastal city of Batroun, Lebanon.

Philippines' troops stand at attention during the 88th anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines at Camp Aguinaldo military headquarters in Quezon city.

Fishing boats are seen being surrounded by sea ice in Lianyungang, in China's eastern Jiangsu province.