December 21, 2015

A worshiper lights candles inside the Church of Nativity, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

Children play in a park, which is decorated with festive lights, as a part of the New Year and Christmas holidays celebration, in Kyiv, Ukraine.

An orangutan named "Pacquiao" dressed in a Santa Claus costume joins an "Animal Christmas Party" at the Malabon zoo in suburban Malabon, north of Manila, the Philippines.

People walk along a street decorated with festive illumination for the New Year and Christmas holidays celebration in central Moscow, Russia.

Drivers take part in a demolition derby organized by the Malta Motor Sports Association to raise funds for charity, in Ta' Qali, outside Valletta, Malta, Dec. 20, 2015.

An Israeli rows in the Yarkon river in Tel Aviv, Dec. 20, 2015.

Two-year-old Pengpeng receives nebulizer therapy on the third day at the New Century International Children’s Hospital after China's capital Beijing issued its second ever "red alert" for air pollution.

An aerial view shows the site of a landslide, which hit an industrial park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.

Contestants comfort Miss Colombia, Ariadna Gutierrez, top right, after she was incorrectly crowned Miss Universe at the Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas, Dec. 20, 2015. Host Steve Harvey made a mistake when announcing the first runner-up, Miss Colombia, as the winner before they took it away and gave it to Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, pictured on the left.

A migrant walks past a painting by English graffiti artist Banksy, at the entrance of the Calais refugee camp in Calais, northern France.

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama dance with a stormtrooper and R2-D2 from Star Wars, in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Dec. 18, 2015.