US President Donald J. Trump and the First Lady Melania Trump participate in NORAD Santa Tracker phone calls at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida on December 24, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Nicholas KammNICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images
Channi Anand, The Associated PressAn Indian boy wearing a Santa Claus costume is seated with other worshippers at Saint Mary's Garrison Church on Christmas Day in Jammu, India, Monday, Dec. 25, 2017.
Believers of Legio Maria of African Church Mission hold candles during their overnight Christmas Mass at the church near Ugunja, the western part of Kenya, early December 25, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Fredrik LernerydFREDRIK LERNERYD/AFP/Getty Images
A participant in a Santa Claus costume jumps into the water during the 108th edition of the 'Copa Nadal' (Christmas Cup) swimming competition in Barcelona's Port Vell on December 25, 2017. The traditional 200-meter Christmas swimming race gathered more than 300 participants on Barcelona's old harbour. / AFP PHOTO / Josep LAGOJOSEP LAGO/AFP/Getty Images
Oded Balilty, The Associated PressIn this Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017 photo, a Christian Orthodox pilgrim immerses herself into the waters of the Jordan River during a baptism ceremony as part of the Orthodox Feast of the Epiphany at Qasr el Yahud, the spot where John the Baptist is said to have baptized Jesus, near the West Bank town of Jericho.
Oded Balilty, The Associated PressIn this Tuesday, April. 11, 2017 photo, an Israeli youth shows off the small fish he caught on the banks of the Jordan River near the northern Israeli Kibbutz of Kinneret. Israel is heading into its fifth consecutive year of drought, putting three celebrated biblical bodies of water at risk. The Sea of Galilee, the country's main water source, already stands at a century low and the mighty Jordan River, known for its prominence in the Bible, could be best described along much of its length as a creek. The Dead Sea, a marvel of the natural world, is shrinking.
Oded Balilty, The Associated PressIn this Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017 photo, a superman statue is discarded at the Israeli Dead Sea resort of Ein Gedi. Israel is heading into its fifth consecutive year of drought, putting three celebrated biblical bodies of water at risk.
Oded Balilty, The Associated PressIn this Tuesday, June. 20, 2017 photo, Christian pilgrims baptize in the Jordan River at Yardenit baptismal site in northern Israel. The Sea of Galilee, the country's main water source, already stands at a century low and the mighty Jordan River, known for its prominence in the Bible, could be best described along much of its length as a creek.
Oded Balilty, The Associated PressIn this April 2, 2017 photo, a woman walks next to sinkholes along the Dead Sea shore near the Israeli Kibbutz of Ein Gedi. The Dead Sea, a marvel of the natural world, is shrinking.
Oded Balilty, The Associated PressIn this Oct. 16, 2017 photo, Israelis camp out in an abandoned restaurant overlooking the Dead Sea near Kibbutz Kalya. Israel is heading into its fifth consecutive year of drought, putting three celebrated biblical bodies of water at risk.
Pope Francis waves to faithful during the Urbi et Orbi Christmas' day blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo Via AP)
Swiss guards arrive to take position before the traditional "Urbi et Orbi" Christmas address and blessing given to the city of Rome and to the World, by Pope Francis from the balcony of St Peter's basilica, on December 25, 2017 at St Peter's square in Vatican. / AFP PHOTO / Andreas SOLAROANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images
Thomas, a winter bather, walks in front of the famous water fountain "Le Jet d'Eau" at the Paquis swimming baths on the bank of the lake of Geneva, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Dec. 25, 2017.
A member of the winter and ice swimming club 'Seehunde Berlin', , wearing a Christmas themed hat, walks in the water during the annual Christmas swim on Christmas Day, at the Oranke Lake in Berlin, Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A picture taken on December 25, 2017 shows a murmuration of starlings in the sky over agricultural fields near the Israeli city of Beit Shean in the Jordan Valley. / AFP PHOTO / MENAHEM KAHANAMENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images
This photo taken on December 24, 2017 shows seagulls flying over the beach at Zhanqiao bridge in Qinghai in China's eastern Shandong province. / AFP PHOTO / - / China OUT-/AFP/Getty Images
This photo taken on December 23, 2017 shows artists working on the construction site of a 80-metre-long (262 feet) snow sculpture for the Vasaloppet China ski festival in Changchun in China's northeastern Jilin province. The ski festival starts on January 4, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / - / China OUT-/AFP/Getty Images
Ivan Sekretarev, The Associated PressEmergency personnel work to pull a bus that crashed out from a subway in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. Several people were killed and more than a dozen injured when the bus careened off a road and onto steps leading into an underground passageway, authorities said.
A picture obtained from the Twitter account of Alexey Abanin/TVRain shows a view of the site where a city bus ploughed into a pedestrian underpass in western Moscow on December 25, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / TWITTER / Alexey ABANIN / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / TWITTER / Alexey ABANIN/TVRain" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / NO ARCHIVE ALEXEY ABANIN/AFP/Getty Images
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who submitted endorsement papers necessary for his registration as a presidential candidate, center, heads to attend a meeting in the Russia's Central Election commission in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. Russian election officials have formally barred Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for president. (Evgeny Feldman/Navalny Campaign via AP)
A displaced Syrian girl, who was forced to leave her hometown by the war against the Islamic State (IS) group, washes dishes at the Ain Issa camp on December 18, 2017. As temperatures drop, tens of thousands of civilians forced out of their homes by Syria's war are spending yet another winter in flimsy plastic tents or abandoned half-finished buildings. And without heating, blankets and warm clothes, or access to proper medical care, even a simple cold can turn deadly. / AFP PHOTO / Delil souleimanDELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images
A picture taken on December 24, 2017, shows Syrian baby Karim Abdallah, who lost an eye as well as his mother in government shelling on Ghouta, being pictured inside his family home in the town of Beit Sawa in Syria's besieged eastern Ghouta region. / AFP PHOTO / Amer ALMOHIBANYAMER ALMOHIBANY/AFP/Getty Images
A Christian worshipper kisses a bible at the altar during Christmas day mass at the Syriac Orthodox Church of Mar Dodo (Saint Dodo), in the northeastern Syrian Kurdish town of Derik, known as al-Malikiyah in Arabic, on December 25, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Delil souleimanDELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images
Faithful hold hands during 'midnight mass' at the Nuestra Senora Del Carmen Church on Christmas Eve on December 24, 2017 in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. The mass finished well before midnight this year to accomodate those who live in areas without electricity. The church ran the mass with a generator. 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. A recount was ordered by the governor as the holiday season approached. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
In this Dec. 21, 2017 photo, six year old Melanie Oliveras González remains seated on the balcony of her house, in Barrio Patrón, Morovis, Puerto Rico. Their home lost its roof and most of their belongings during the passing of Hurricane Maria and they still have no power. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
Jesus M. Montijo poses with his son Damian Kaleb, 1, in the shelter for Hurricane Maria victims where they currently reside, in front of the shelter's Christmas tree on Christmas day, December 25, 2017 in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. He said their home was destroyed by Hurricane Maria and they have been forced to live in shelters ever since. Around 600 Hurricane Maria victims remain in shelters across Puerto Rico. 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. A recount was ordered by the governor as the holiday season approached. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***
In this Dec. 21, 2017 photo, six year old Melanie Oliveras Gonzalez holds a lantern in the living room of her house in Sector Padre Ibañes, in Morovis, Puerto Rico. All electronics are connected at night to an inverter plugged to the family car battery. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
In this Dec. 22, 2017 photo, 56 year old Jose Luis Gonzalez walks through a ravine known as "La Raja de Rosa," were people from Barrio Patron get thier water supply, in Morovis, Puerto Rico. Don't think I haven't felt like crying," Gonzalez said, adding that he has flashbacks of the day Hurricane Maria hit. "Every time I close my eyes I see chaos...I still hear the screams in my head." (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
In this Dec. 21, 2017 photo, a mountain of rubble remains in front of the house of the Oliveras Gonzalez family, in Morovis, Puerto Rico. By 4 p.m., some generators in Rivera's neighborhood start rumbling as darkness approaches on the shortest day of the year. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
In this Dec. 21, 2017 photo, Doris Martínez receives supplies and water from municipal staff outside the City Hall in Morovis, Puerto Rico. Over 30,000 residents of that mountain town wait for the restoration of electric power service, one of the last municipalities of Puerto Rico that remains completely in the dark more than three months after the passage of Hurricane Maria. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
Martin Mejia, The Associated PressA demonstrators throws a tear gas canister back towards the police during clashes against the pardon of former President Alberto Fujimori in Lima, Peru, Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski announced Sunday night that he granted a medical pardon to the jailed former strongman who was serving a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses, corruption and the sanctioning of death squads.
Rajesh Kumar Singh, The Associated PressA cyclist uses a torch to see the road as he rides in thick fog in Lucknow, India, Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. In the winter months, northern India experiences fog enveloped mornings that reduce visibility severely, often leading to delays and cancellation of trains and flights.
Rajesh Kumar Singh, The Associated PressPassengers wait for a train amidst early morning dense fog at a railway station in Lucknow, India, Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. In the winter months, northern India experiences fog enveloped mornings that reduce visibility severely, often leading to delays and cancellation of trains and flights.
Indonesian Christians hold lit candles as they celebrate Christmas mass at a stadium in Surabaya, Indonesia's second largest city on December 24, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / JUNI KRISWANTOJUNI KRISWANTO/AFP/Getty Images
This photo from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) taken on December 23, 2017 and released on December 24, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un during the 5th Conference of the Workers' Party of Korea Cell Chairpersons. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA via KNS / - / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS THIS PICTURE WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY A THIRD PARTY. AFP CAN NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, LOCATION, DATE AND CONTENT OF THIS IMAGE. THIS PHOTO IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY AFP. / -/AFP/Getty Images
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II poses at a desk in the 1844 Room at Buckingham Palace, London, on December 13, 2017 after recording her Christmas Day broadcast to the Commonwealth. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / John StillwellJOHN STILLWELL/AFP/Getty Images
(L-R) Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and US actress and fiancee of Britain's Prince Harry Meghan Markle (R) arrive to attend the Royal Family's traditional Christmas Day church service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, eastern England, on December 25, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Adrian DENNISADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images
Police officers inspect damage in the lobby of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) headquarters after a car was used to ram the building in Berlin early December 25, 2017. A driver rammed into the headquarters of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin on Christmas Eve, police have said. The crash happened at around midnight local time (23:00 GMT). The driver, a 58-year-old man, was believed to be the only person injured. Officers found petrol canisters and lighter fluid inside the car, according to local reports. / AFP PHOTO / Odd ANDERSENODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images
Altaf Qadri, The Associated PressA toddler looks at an idol of young Jesus placed in a crib at Sacred Heart Cathedral on Christmas Day in New Delhi, India, Monday, Dec. 25, 2017. Though the Hindus and Muslims comprise majority of the population in India, Christmas is a national holiday celebrated with much fanfare.
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US President Donald J. Trump and the First Lady Melania Trump participate in NORAD Santa Tracker phone calls at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida on December 24, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Nicholas KammNICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images
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