Surprise rebel offensive in north Syria and more from the world

Islamist-led rebels pose for a picture with a Syria army helicopter on the tarmac at the Nayrab military airport in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on December 2, 2024, after a surprise lightning offensive on November 30.

Displaced Syrian Kurds flee from the outskirts of Aleppo on December 2, 2024, after they were seized by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) alliance of Islamist rebels.

Young injured girls await treatment at a hospital following a pro-regime forces strike that targeted a neighbourhood in Syria's rebel-held northern city of Idlib on December 1, 2024.

Palestinian women inspect the damage in their apartment bloc following their return to Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip after Israeli shelling of the camp stopped on November 29, 2024.

Giant panda An An sits in Ocean Park on a media preview day, Hong Kong, China, December 2, 2024.

A fisherman fishes in the surf along Black's Beach during a warm and sunny day in San Diego, California, US, December 2, 2024.

Fireworks explode along police lines on December 1, 2024, during a demonstration against the Georgian government's decision to delay EU membership in Tbilisi.

A stilt performer poses on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 1, 2024, ahead of the start of the Orange Farm Carnival.

An Afghan boy walks across a footbridge during the first snowfall in the Dara district of Afghanistan's Panjshir province on December 2, 2024.

An aerial view shows houses surrounded by floodwaters after heavy rain on December 3, 2024, in Pasir Mas, Malaysia's Kelantan state.