The day in pictures

December 9, 2023: A winter swimming enthusiast swims in an ice hole at a lake in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, with the air temperature around minus 35 degrees Celsius. The tattoo reads "Glory to the Rus (referring to Russia)".

December 8, 2023: The funeral procession of the late music singer Shane MacGowan takes place in Dublin, Ireland. The public gathered on the streets of Dublin ahead of Shane MacGowan's funeral, set to take place on Dec. 8. Born on Christmas Day in Pembury, Kent, in 1957, he's best known as the lead singer and songwriter of the Pogues. Raised in Tunbridge, Wells, by Irish parents, MacGowan changed up Irish folk music by infusing punk style and attitude, as showcased in the popular 1988 Christmas ballad "Fairytale of New York." He is survived by his wife, Victoria Mary Clarke, sister Siobhan, and father.

December 7, 2023: Soldiers of the Israeli army's infantry 6th brigade take part in an assault coordination exercise near Moshav Kidmat Tsvi in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights amid ongoing cross-border tensions as fighting continues with Hamas militants in the southern Gaza Strip.

December 7, 2023: Employees of the Washington Post, joined by supporters, walk the picket line during a 24-hour strike outside of Washington Post headquarters in Washington, DC. Hundreds of staff at the Washington Post, one of America's most storied newspapers, walked off the job in a 24-hour strike, their union said, after 18 months of contract negotiations failed to secure a deal. The Post strike comes after failed talks to reach a new deal over pay, remote work, and other conditions.

December 7, 2023: An airplane and birds fly at sunset in Washington, DC.

December 6, 2023: Border patrol agents process migrants who entered the US illegally the day before taking them to a port of entry in Jacumba, California. Hundreds of migrants who cross into the United States each day are being herded into open-air camps, where they have no access to food or water, with some are left to sleep on the open ground in a desert riddled with scorpions and snakes, activists say.

December 7, 2023: A man walks among the rubble of a building destroyed by the Israeli bombardment overnight in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Israeli troops battled Hamas militants on December 7 in the heart of southern Gaza's main city of Khan Yunis, where a suspected mastermind of the October 7 attacks is believed to be hiding while pressing their offensive across the besieged territory.

December 6, 2023: (L-R) Wells Fargo CEO and President Charles Scharf, Brian Bank of America Chairman and CEO Thomas Moynihan, JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon, Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser, State Street CEO Ronald O'Hanley, BNY Mellon CEO Robin Vince, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman, are sworn-in before testifying during a Wall Street oversight hearing by the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Large US banks railed against new proposed capital requirements at a congressional hearing on Wednesday, joining Senate Republicans in casting the measures as crimping loans to everyday Americans.

December 6, 2023: Lightning streaks across the skies over the coastal port city of Batroun, some 43km north of the Lebanese capital Beirut.

December 6, 2023: US First Lady Jill Biden delivers remarks while hosting a Toys for Tots event with local Marine Corps families at the South Portico of the White House in Washington, DC.

December 6, 2023: Amanda Perez, left, is comforted by fellow student Alejandro Barron following a shooting on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, campus, in Las Vegas.

December 6, 2023: Businessperson Vivek Ramaswamy (right) and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (left) talk over each other as former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listen during the fourth Republican Presidential Primary Debate presented by NewsNation at the Frank Moody Music Building University of Alabama.

December 6, 2023: A portrait of a fallen soldier is seen on his grave during the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine.

December 6, 2023: A woman along with her belongings, wades through a flooded street after heavy rains in Chennai , India. Chest-high water surged down the streets of India's southern city Chennai on December 5, with eight people killed in intense floods as Cyclone Michaung made landfall on the southeast coast.

December 6, 2023: Supporters of the Bahujan Samaj Party pay tribute to a statue of Bhimrao Ambedkar on the anniversary of his death in Amritsar, India.

December, 5, 2023: Allie Plott, Lydia Smith, Madeline Evans and Ellie Boulware, members of The Tuscaloosa Community Dancers, prepare for a dress rehearsal of The Nutcracker at the Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

December 5, 2023: The Independent Man is removed from the top of The State House in Providence, Rhode Island. The 500-pound bronze statue, whose base has become cracked and unstable, is being taken down for repairs.

December 4, 2023: People walk along the Vieux-Port at sunset in Marseille, France.

December 4, 2023: A home is seen exploding from a distance in Arlington, Va. Arlington County Police in a Virginia suburb of the nation’s capital are investigating an explosion at a residence where officers were trying to serve a search warrant Monday. The Arlington County Police Department said in a statement that the suspect fired several shots inside the home and that an explosion happened. Arlington is located across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C.

December 4, 2023: The Tambaram Government Hospital is flooded following heavy rains along the Bay of Bengal coast in Chennai, India. Authorities issued warnings for tropical storm Michaung, which is likely to hit the southern coast on Tuesday with maximum sustained winds of 90-100 kilometers (56-62 miles) per hour with gusts up to 110 kph (68 mph), the Indian Meteorological Department said.

December 4, 2023: Rodney Austin plows his driveway in Wales, Maine. The tractor that Austin plows snow with is homemade. The rear end and motor are from a 1946 Ford truck. The front end is from a 1954 Ford.

December 4, 2023: Volcanic ash spews from Mount Marapi during an eruption as seen from Batu Palano village in Agam.

December 4, 2023: A resident wades through a flooded street after heavy rains in Chennai, India. Cyclone Michuang is expected to make landfall on December 5 along the southern coast.

December 3, 2023 : A woman injured in an Israeli strike sits amid the rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, amid continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Israel carried out deadly bombardments in Gaza on December 3 as international calls mounted for greater protection of civilians and the renewal of an expired truce with Palestinian militant group Hamas.

December 2, 2023: Pandas eating inside their enclosure at a zoo in China's southwestern Chongqing municipality.

December 2, 2023 : Dan Prior and his son Hunter Prior pose for a photograph at the Mulletfest 2023 Grand Final at Hebburn Motorsport Park in the Hunter Valley, Australia. Mulletfest is an event that honors the best "mullet" haircuts in various styles and categories, including "everyday", "grubby", "ranga" (red hair), "vintage", "extreme", "international" and "junior". This yearÕs Òhead to headÓ battle for the best mullet haircut attracted contestants from all over Australia, and one finalist from the UK. The competition began in the Hunter Valley town of Kurri Kurri in 2018 as an effort to save a family pub during an economic downturn. It drew international attention for its celebration of the unique hairstyle. The festival is now held annually to raise funds for brain cancer research.

December 2, 2023 : Scenes from the 38th annual Hobe Sound Christmas Parade along Southeast Dixie Highway in Hobe Sound, Fl.

December 2, 2023: Residents and medical personnel evacuate patients from inside a hospital after a 7.6 earthequake struck Butuan City, in southern island of Mindanao late December 2, 2023. A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the southern Philippines on December 2, the US Geological Survey said, as local authorities warned of a "destructive tsunami" and urged people in coastal areas to flee. The Tsunami Warning Center initially said that based on the magnitude and location, it expected tsunami waves to hit the southern Philippines and parts of Indonesia, Palau and Malaysia. But the center later dropped its tsunami warning.

December 2, 2003: A Rohingya refugee child (C) is seen at a beach on Sabang island, Aceh province on December 2, 2023. More than 100 Rohingya refugees, including women and children, landed in Indonesia's westernmost province on December 2, officials said, but locals threatened to push them back to sea.

December 1, 2023: A man looks at a digital display at an exhibition by the Andrey Melnichenko Foundation during the COP28 United Nations climate summit in Dubai on December 1, 2023. World leaders take centre stage at UN climate talks in Dubai on December 1, under pressure to step up efforts to limit global warming as the Israel-Hamas conflict casts a shadow over the summit.

December 1, 2023: Rep. George Santos (R-NY) departs the United States Capitol after the House voted to expel Santos from Congress on Dec. 1, 2023. Santos is the sixth member of the House to be expelled in the body’s history.

December 1, 2023: Smoke rises above buildings during an Israeli strike on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip after battles resumed between Israel and the Hamas movement. A temporary truce between Israel and Hamas expired on December 1, with the Israeli army saying combat operations had resumed, accusing Hamas of violating the operational pause.

November 30, 2023: People sit around a campfire in the midst of destroyed buildings in the Khezaa district on the outskirts of the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis, following weeks of Israeli bombardment, as a truce between Israel and Hamas entered its 7th day.

November 30, 2023: A man searches for food among tons of garbage in north Tegucigalpa. Food insecurity plagues 247 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean, lamented this Thursday in Honduras by the deputy director of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Mario Lubetkin.

November 30, 2023: Residential buildings destroyed by Russian shelling in the frontline village of Petropavlivka, near Kupiansk, in Kharkiv region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The village has been under constant shelling, with almost all the residents having had to flee their homes.

November 30, 2023: People cross a flooded area on makeshift floating tanks at Mororo, border of Tana River and Garissa counties, North Eastern Kenya. Kenya's government is urging people living in flood-prone areas to relocate to higher ground as heavy rains and flash floods continue to wreak havoc across East Africa.

November 30, 2023: A cyclist rides along a path during the season's first snowfall in Zurich, Switzerland.

November 29, 2023: The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center is lit in New York.

November 29, 2023: A Palestinian man sits in an armchair outside a destroyed building in Gaza City on the sixth day of the temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel. International mediators on Wednesday worked to extend the truce in Gaza, encouraging Hamas militants to keep freeing hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners and further relief from Israel's air and ground offensive.

November 29, 2023: Thailand's Uthen Kukheaw returns the ball against Kosovo's Adrien Uka during the men's singles group stage match on the first day of the World Teqball Championships in Bangkok.

November 28, 2023: A photo taken shows the lignite-fired power station operated by German energy giant RWE behind a field of rapeseed in Niederaussem, western Germany. The 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28) will take place in Dubai from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12. At the 2015 climate conference in Paris, the international community agreed on the 1.5-degree target in order to avert a climate catastrophe.

November 28, 2023: People celebrate the Supreme Court's ruling that declared the contract with Canadian mining company First Quantum and its subsidiary Minera Panama as "unconstitutional," in Panama City. On Tuesday, Panama's Supreme Court declared "unconstitutional" the concession contract for the largest copper mine in Central America, whose approval by Congress sparked protests that have had the country at a standstill for more than a month.

November 27, 2023: A Georgia State Patrol honor guard stands as members of the public pay respects to former first lady Rosalynn Carter at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta during the public repose.

November 27, 2023: A Palestinian woman brushes a girl's hair near belongings gathered amid the destruction caused by Israeli strikes in the village of Khuzaa, east of Khan Yunis near the border fence between Israel and the southern Gaza Strip, amid a truce in battles between Israel and Hamas. The Israeli government said today it had put Hamas "on notice" that an "option for an extension" of the truce in the Gaza Strip was open.

November 27, 2023: Ukrainian servicemen checked their Sweden-made CV90 armored infantry combat vehicle on a position pointing in the direction of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

November 27, 2023 : The Beaver Moon rises behind Seaside Heights, N.J. from across the Barnegat Bay at Good Luck Point Marina in Bayville.

November 26, 2023: 2-day-old Sumatran rhino calf who was born to 7-year-old female rhino Delilah is seen at the Sumatran rhino sanctuary, Way Kambas National Park, in Lampung province.

November 25, 2023 : Onlookers crowd a window as US President Joe Biden visits local shops with relatives in Nantucket, Mass.

November 25, 2023 : People walk through a parking lot after a winter storm dumped about 4 inches of snow on the area in Manhattan, Kan.

November 25, 2023: Women take part in a demonstration on the occasion of the international day for the elimination of violence against women in Paris, on November 25, 2023.

November 24, 2023: A helicopter is seen arriving with hostages at Schneider medical centre where they disembarked behind screens as family and friends wait nearby on November 24, 2023 in Petah Tivka, Israel. A total of 50 hostages currently held by Hamas are to be released during a four-day truce with Israel. Under the deal, 150 Palestinian prisoners are also to be released from Israel, and more humanitarian aid will be admitted at the Gaza-Egypt border crossing.

November 24, 2023: A helicopter is seen arriving with hostages at Schneider medical centre where they disembarked behind screens as family and friends wait nearby on November 24, 2023 in Petah Tivka, Israel. A total of 50 hostages currently held by Hamas are to be released during a four-day truce with Israel. Under the deal, 150 Palestinian prisoners are also to be released from Israel, and more humanitarian aid will be admitted at the Gaza-Egypt border crossing.

November 24, 2023: People wait in line outside Macy's before opening on "Black Friday" in New York City on, November 24, 2023.

November 24, 2023: A winter swimming enthusiast dives into a lake in Shenyang, China.

November 23, 2023: Flames rise from a car and a bus, set alight at the junction of Bachelors Walk and the O'Connell Bridge, in Dublin on November 23, 2023, as people took to the streets in protest following the stabbings earlier in the day. Protesters in Dublin on Thursday torched a car and fought police, an AFP journalist reported, after three children were injured in a suspected school stabbing that social media rumors attributed to a foreign national.

November 23, 2023 : Alabama A&M University Band and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day turkey lead off the parade in New York.

November 23, 2023: Young performers rest before participating in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.

November 23, 2023: Nathan Burrell, of Clifton Springs, N.Y., gets help from his nephew Isaac Knowlden, 10, as he warms up for the 52nd Webster Turkey Trot in Webster, N.Y. Over 3,800 trotters took part in the two runs, the 4.4 miler and the 2.5 miler.