Pictures of the month: December

Tornado debris is pictured from inside the theatre of an American Legion building in Mayfield, Kentucky, Decemmore

A person dressed as Santa rappels down a pediatric clinic in Ljubljana, Slovenia, December 22. REUTERS/Borut Zmore

Miss Universe winner Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu reacts as the Miss Universe crown is placed on her head by outgmore

Tiger Woods of the U.S. embraces his son Charlie on the 18th green during the second round at the PNC Championmore

Supporters of Chile's President-elect Gabriel Boric celebrate after their candidate won the presidential electmore

A woman takes a picture of ice-covered vehicles unloaded from the cargo ship Sun Rio, which was caught in sevemore

A healthcare worker tests a child for the coronavirus at a drive-through testing site as the Omicron variant cmore

A man uses an inflatable mattress during flooding caused by the overflowing Cachoeira river in Itabuna, Bahia more

Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell sits as the guilty verdict in her sex abuse trial is read in a coumore

Alpine Rescue Team members dressed as Santa Claus rappel down the Policlinico Umberto I Hospital to greet chilmore

Damik Wright, brother of Daunte Wright, reacts to the outcome in the manslaughter trial of Kimberly Potter, thmore

A reveller enjoys the sunrise as they welcome winter solstice at the 5000-year-old stone age passage tomb of Nmore

Friends and family of brothers Severiano Buck and Bace Wallace, who both died from complications of coronavirumore

A healthcare worker collects a coronavirus test swab sample from a man amidst the spread of the disease, at Chmore

Swimmers participate in the annual Christmas winter swimming competition in the Vltava river in Prague, Czech more

Aerial view shows people queuing in their vehicles at a coronavirus drive-thru testing site on top of a parkinmore

A Palestinian demonstrator takes a cover behind a car door during a protest against Jewish settlements, in Burmore

Christian faithful of the Legio Maria African Mission church attend the Christmas Eve vigil mass at their churmore

Members of the Taliban forces fire in the air to disperse the Afghan women during a rally to protest against wmore

An ear of U.S. President Joe Biden's new dog Commander is visible in a window of the Marine One helicopter as more

People wearing Santa Claus outfits take part in a charity race to collect funds to help victims of the Cumbre more

Migrants get on an inflatable dinghy, as they leave the coast of northern France to cross the English Channel,more

Vehicles and buildings inundated by floods in Shah Alam's Taman Sri Muda, in Selangor state, Malaysia, Decembemore

People queue to be tested for COVID-19 in Manhattan's Times Square as the Omicron coronavirus variant continuemore

An explosion is seen behind a soldier during a joint exercise called the 'Great Prophet 17' in southwestern Irmore

People ride on top of military vehicle as they celebrate reaching the presidential palace protesting against mmore

Zuleikha Zardan, 15, walks from the school bus, near her home in Bowling Green, Kentucky, November 5. The Zadrmore

San Juan County Sheriff Shane Ferrari, and owner of the Farmington Funeral Home, talks while arranging racks imore

Doctor Ruxandra Divan, rests in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for COVID-19 patients at "Hopitaux Civils de Colmore

Taliban members Wali Mohammed, 19, and Rohullah Nassrat, 24, patrol a cricket field in central Kabul, Afghanismore

A house near the Tacande neighborhood is surrounded by ash from the Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the Canary Islandmore

Chile's President-elect Gabriel Boric celebrates with supporters after winning the presidential election in Samore

Mohamad Othman, 30, throws his child up in the air at the archaeological site of Sarjableh in the northern coumore

Braelyn Todd, 8, holds her dog Abner, a Yorkshire Terrier, as her parents help a family member clear debris frmore

Bisons relax in the snow in Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, December 14.  REUTERS/Go Nakamurmore

People sift through debris after a fuel truck exploded killing dozens of people amid reports that nearby residmore

Nassau County Chief of Detectives Keechant Sewell looks on as she is announced as the first ever female NYPD Cmore

Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates winning the race and the F1 world championship with the Netherlands flag more

Manchester City's Bernardo Silva's boot comes off in action with Leeds United's Jamie Shackleton at Etihad Stamore

A dog urinates against a Christmas tree at the Place Vendome in Paris, France, December 15. REUTERS/Benoitmore

Rick Foley, 70, sits outside his home after a devastating outbreak of tornadoes ripped through several U.S. stmore

Laura Croft searches through debris near the location where her mother and aunt were found deceased after tornmore

Esaraa Ismail, 22, a visually-impaired photographer who depends on her senses of hearing and touch for photogrmore

A man rides a kayak on a flooded road, following heavy rainfall in Pamplona, Spain, December 10. REUTERS/Vmore

Britain's Prince Charles adjusts his protective face mask as he visits a coronavirus vaccination center in Lonmore

A U.S. flag is tied to a fallen tree in front of a destroyed residence in the aftermath of a tornado in Mayfiemore

A general view of damage and debris at a candle factory after a devastating outbreak of tornadoes ripped throumore

A solar eclipse is seen from the 'Glaciar Union' scientific polar station in Antarctica, on Chilean territory,more

The casket of former U.S. Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) lies in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washingtmore

Pope Francis stumbles as he boards his plane before departing from Athens International Airport, in Athens, Grmore

Members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front stand with shields as a law enforcement officer stands gumore

Miss Alaska Emma Broyles takes a selfie with contestants after being announced as the winner of the 100th Annimore

A woman takes a coronavirus test at a pop-up testing site as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spremore

Kubra, 57, sits with her grandchild in a house in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, December 22. "We got two sacks of floumore

A car is submerged in rapids near the edge of American Falls in Niagara Falls, New York, December 8.  REUTEmore

Skiers dressed as Santa Claus participate in the charity Santa Sunday at Sunday River ski resort in Bethel, Mamore

The Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft carrying Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, space flight participants Japanesemore

Ghislaine Maxwell turns to sketch court sketch artist Jane Rosenberg during the trial of Maxwell, the Jeffrey more

U.S. President Joe Biden reacts to the sight of snow falling, while walking to Marine One on the South Lawn ofmore

A couple reacts with their daughter outside the Congress as the Senate votes to approve a same-sex marriage bimore

Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds flowers as she hands over the chancellery to her successor, newmore

A child plays on a trampoline that has been crushed by a fallen tree in a heavily damaged neighborhood after tmore

Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, December 31. REmore

A reveler looks at fireworks explode over the UAP Old Mutual Tower during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Nmore