Week in pictures 14 December 2024
HOLLIDAYSBURG: Luigi Mangione, 26, a suspect in the New York City killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, arrives for an extradition hearing at Blair County Court House in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, December 10 (REUTERS/Matthew Hatcher)
PARIS: Clergy members leave the nave after the inaugural Mass, with the consecration of the high altar, at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, five-and-a-half years after a fire ravaged the Gothic masterpiece, as part of ceremonies to mark the Cathedral's reopening after its restoration, in Paris, France, on Sunday, December 8 (REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/Pool)
SEDNAYA: Hayat al-Turki, 27, gestures as she stands amidst scattered belongings inside Sednaya prison, which was known as a slaughterhouse under Syria's Bashar al-Assad rule, after rebels seized the capital and announced that they have ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Sednaya, Syria, on Wednesday, December 11 (REUTERS/Ammar Awad)
MALIBU: The wind whips embers from the trees as the Franklin Fire burns in Malibu, California, on Tuesday, December 10 (REUTERS/Ringo Chiu)
HONG KONG: 2,500 giant panda sculptures are displayed for "PANDA GO! FEST HK", in Hong Kong, China, on Sunday, December 8 (REUTERS/Lam Yik)
NAIROBI: A man has a grenade attached to his head as activists and civil society members participate in a nationwide march titled "End Femicide Kenya" to raise awareness about gender-based violence (GBV) in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday, December 10 (REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya)
SEOUL: Protesters tear a banner depicting faces of ruling People Power Party lawmakers during in a rally calling for the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who declared martial law, which was reversed hours later, in front of the headquarters of the ruling People Power Party, in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, December 12 (REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon)
FRANKFURT: A huge inflatable Santa Claus figure advertises a Christmas tree shop in front of the skyline in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sunday, December 8 (REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach)
TBILISI: Police officers use a water cannon to disperse supporters of Georgia's opposition parties during a rally to protest against the government's decision to suspend talks on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Saturday, December 7 (REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze)
BRASILIA: Children play with soap suds simulating snowfall during Christmas season celebrations at the Esplanade of Ministries in Brasilia, Brazil, on Wednesday, December 11 (REUTERS/Adriano Machado)