Christmas in Bethlehem, fiery protests, and more

A man dressed as Santa reacts next to Palestinian teens playing next to the Israeli apartheid wall separating the Aida refugee camp from Jerusalem, in the Israeli-occupied city of Bethlehem, on 22 December 2025.

A protester walks next to burning tyres near the European Parliament, as farmers protest against a free trade agreement between the European Union and the South American countries of Mercosur in Brussels, on 18 December 2025.

Men pull sledges with tourists in a snow-covered field in Gulmarg, a ski resort and one of the main tourist attractions in the Kashmir region, Indian Kashmir, on 23 December 2025.

A Palestinian youth is silhouetted by the setting sun at the Nuseirat camp for the displaced in the central Gaza Strip on 22 December 2025.

Thousands of runners dressed as Santa Claus participate in the 14th edition of the Santa Claus race, a 4.5km fun run through the streets of Madrid on 21 December 2025.

Planes of the Italian Air Force aerobatic unit Frecce Tricolori perform before the second run of Men's Giant Slalom, part of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 2025-2026, in Alta Badia, northern Italy, on 21 December, 2025.

A farmer grows mushrooms inside a greenhouse during winter in Zaozhuang, eastern China's Shandong province, on 18 December 2025.

A three toed sloth (Bradypus spp.) hangs from a branch in Metropolitan Natural Park, a protected area in Panama City, on 22 December 2025.

Members of the ThesSUP team (stand-up paddleboarding), wearing Santa Claus costumes, paddle off the seafront of Thessaloniki, Greece, on 21 December 2025.

Kefan Wang, a shaman from China and Abbie Coombs from London dancing as people celebrate the Winter Solstice sunrise celebrations at Stonehenge, a world-famous prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain, England, on 21 December, 2025.