December 13, 2019

An Indian paramilitary trooper carries an umbrella as he walks through a park during snowfall in Srinagar.

Young women sing carols as they hold candles to celebrate St. Lucia's Day in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Katarina in St.Petersburg, Russia.

Elite soldiers take part in a mission to retrieve bodies from White Island after the Dec. 9 volcanic eruption, off the coast from Whakatane on the North Island, in this handout photo taken by the New Zealand Defence Force.

The moon is seen near a construction site in Kuala Lumpur.

A diver dressed in a Santa Claus costume swims with fish during a promotional Christmas show at Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo.

An official uses a steamroller to crush seized bottles of liquor, previously smuggled into the country, on the outskirts of Karachi.

An effigy of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is surrounded by police officers during an anti-North Korea protest in front of the U.S. embassy in Seoul, South Korea.

Farmers work on a paddy field in Lamteuba, Aceh province, Indonesia.