Win McNamee, Getty ImagesA murmuration of starlings passes in front of Marine One, the presidential helicopter, as U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House on Dec. 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump traveled to Walter Reed Medical Center to visit with wounded U.S. military personnel this afternoon.
Bullit Marquez, The Associated PressOrphans interact with a Bengal tiger during a Christmas visit to the Malabon Zoo Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, in Malabon city, north of Manila, Philippines. Malabon Zoo founder Manny Tangco hosted the "Merry Animal Christmas" to some 200 orphans inside the compound to underscore that "Christmas is for animals too."
Mario Tama, Getty ImagesA resident sits outside her home, which lacks electricity, as a trash fire burns on Dec. 21, 2017 in San Isidro, Puerto Rico. The community was hard-hit by Hurricane Maria and remains mostly without grid electricity. Barely three months after Hurricane Maria made landfall, approximately one-third of the devastated island is still without electricity. While the official death toll from the massive storm remains at 64, The New York Times recently reported the actual toll for the storm and its aftermath likely stands at more than 1,000. Puerto Rico's governor has ordered a recount as the holiday season approaches.
Vadim Ghirda, The Associated PressA girl pauses during a Christmas show for children of Romanian military families, in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. Romania's defense ministry has laid on a Christmas show for dozens of Romanian children whose fathers were killed or injured serving in international peacekeeping missions at the National Military Circle, a grand 19th-century building in downtown Bucharest.
Dominique Faget, AFP/Getty ImagesAn Indian labourer works on a construction site during heavy smog conditions in New Delhi on Dec. 21, 2017.
AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver PostPeople gather in front of the Denver City and County Building as the Colorado State Capitol Building is illuminated in the background during the We Will Remember: Homeless Persons' Memorial Vigil on Dec. 21, 2017. The event was hosted by the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.
Yonhap, AFP/Getty ImagesFlames and smoke billow from an eight-story building after a fire broke out in Jecheon, 120 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Dec. 21, 2017. Sixteen people died and more than 10 others were injured in a fire that engulfed a commercial building in Jecheon on December 21, Yonhap reported.
Spencer Platt, Getty ImagesVictoria Davis and her son Carmelo attend a service at Judson Memorial Church on National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day on Dec. 21, 2017 in New York City.The annual interfaith service, which is held on the Winter solstice, is organized by the homeless advocacy group Picture the Homeless, a grassroots organization founded and led by homeless people.The service attempts to raise awareness of homelessness and to honor those homeless men and and women who passed away during the year. According to Coalition for the Homeless, in New York City over 60,000 homeless men, women, and children are sleeping each night in municipal homeless shelters.
Leo Correa, The Associated PressPaulo Mourao, 67, cools off as he performs as Santa Claus at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. The retired bank employee went to the beach as a Santa Claus surfer to celebrate the beginning of the Summer in the southern hemisphere.
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A murmuration of starlings passes in front of Marine One, the presidential helicopter, as U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House on Dec. 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. Trump traveled to Walter Reed Medical Center to visit with wounded U.S. military personnel this afternoon.
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A selection of photos from around the world Thursday, December 21, 2017.
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