December 17, 2015

A woman poses for a photo in front of an installation of Christmas lights at the Chongye stream in central Seoul, South Korea.

Daffodils at the Olympic Park in London. Unexpectedly mild temperatures are causing some daffodils to bloom and some ice rinks to suspend operations.

Members of a Chinese honor guard prepare for a welcome ceremony for Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

A ferry crosses Lake Geneva near Lausanne, Switzerland, Dec. 16, 2015.

A displaced boy, who fled Saada province, northwest of Sana'a with his family, waits for relief supplies during a food distribution by volunteers in Sana'a, Yemen.

People take pictures with illuminated Christmas decorations on a street in Medellin, Colombia, Dec. 16, 2015.

Pope Francis blows a candle on a birthday cake he was presented by a group of youths of the Catholic Action during a private audience at the Vatican.

Lindor Kerby, a Radio Tele Timoun journalist, is helped by demonstrators after U.N. Peacekeepers from Brazil fired teargas during a protest against the country's electoral council, to mark the 25th anniversary of first democratic election in 1990, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Dec. 16, 2015. Disputed election results have brought a renewed surge of paralyzing street protests and many broad accusations of electoral fraud from civil society and opposition groups.

Charles Mason III collects musical instrument cases representing coffins of victims of police violence outside of Baltimore City Hall in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Dec. 16, 2015. Mason's mentor, artist Paul Rucker, placed the cases in response to the trial for officer William Porter, one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection to the death of Freddie Gray. The trial ended with a hung jury and mistrial. 

Characters of Star Wars take part in an event held for the release of the film "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallee, France, Dec. 16, 2015.

Farmers work in a field in Wencheng county, Zhejiang province, China.

A performer balances himself on a set of knives during a special preview as part of Christmas celebrations at the Ajanta circus in Kolkata, India.

The ancient Parthenon temple on the Acropolis appears behind strings of Christmas lights in central Athens, Greece.