December 24, 2019

A man stands on a flooded street during high tide in Venice, Italy.

Christian pilgrims pray in the Grotto of the Church of the Nativity on Christmas Eve in the biblical West Bank city of Bethlehem.

A butcher throws meat to a customer during a Christmas Eve auction in Smithfield market in London.

Christians hold candles during a Christmas Eve prayer at a church in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.

A girl dressed as Santa Claus distributes sweets to children during Christmas celebrations at a school in Amritsar, India.

Paris Opera dancers perform in front of the Palais Garnier against the French government's plan to overhaul the country's retirement system, in Paris, France.

A girl, who lives in polluted environment in a slum, carries a water bottle in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Relatives of one of the inmates killed during a fight between armed gangs at El Porvenir prison, react outside the morgue, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Dec. 23, 2019.

Palestinian children dressed as Santa Claus jump near the Israeli barrier during an anti-Israel protest, near Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Dec. 23, 2019.

Police officer checks during a security sweep ahead of the Christmas Eve mass at the Holy Spirit Catholic Church of Denpasar Cathedral, Bali, Indonesia, in this photo taken by Antara Foto.