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Our world in photos: December 6

December 6, 2023 Brooklyn Eagle Staff
UZBEKISTAN — When an old sea dries up, it leaves behind old salts: Ali Shadilov, left, and Anvar Saimbetov pose in front of an old boat in the area where the Aral Sea once was in Muynak, Uzbekistan, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. The Associated Press interviewed Shadilov and others in Muynak, Uzbekistan — all residents in their 60s and 70s who’ve long been tied to the sea, or what remains of it.Photo: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP
UZBEKISTAN — When an old sea dries up, it leaves behind old salts: Ali Shadilov, left, and Anvar Saimbetov pose in front of an old boat in the area where the Aral Sea once was in Muynak, Uzbekistan, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. The Associated Press interviewed Shadilov and others in Muynak, Uzbekistan — all residents in their 60s and 70s who’ve long been tied to the sea, or what remains of it.
Photo: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP
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<b>COSTA RICA — A visiting Brooklynite faces rough waters:</b> The waters around Suzanne Akceylan’s house in Mill Basin never get this rough, even in high winds. Her recent trip included white water rafting down the Pacuare River.<br /> Photo courtesy of Excitement Costa Rica
COSTA RICA — A visiting Brooklynite faces rough waters: The waters around Suzanne Akceylan’s house in Mill Basin never get this rough, even in high winds. Her recent trip included white water rafting down the Pacuare River.
Photo courtesy of Excitement Costa Rica
<b>ROMANIA — The moment of entry:</b> A member of Finland's team dives in the pool during the Men's 4x50m Medley Relay heat at the LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships in Otopeni, Romania, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.<br>Photo: Vadim Ghirda/AP
ROMANIA — The moment of entry: A member of Finland’s team dives in the pool during the Men’s 4x50m Medley Relay heat at the LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships in Otopeni, Romania, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
Photo: Vadim Ghirda/AP
<b>NIGERIA — Escorting a competitor to the arena:</b> A ram is transported in a rickshaw to the venue of the ram fighting competition at the National Stadium in Lagos Nigeria, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. Ram fighting is a sport between two rams of the same weight category held in an open field.<br>Photo: Sunday Alamba/AP
NIGERIA — Escorting a competitor to the arena: A ram is transported in a rickshaw to the venue of the ram fighting competition at the National Stadium in Lagos Nigeria, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. Ram fighting is a sport between two rams of the same weight category held in an open field.
Photo: Sunday Alamba/AP
<b>ST. PETERSBURG — Commemorating the historic shot fired from an antique vessel:</b> People walk near the front deck gun of the Aurora Cruiser, moored in St. Petersburg, Russia, at sunset on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. 106 years ago crew members on the Aurora used the front deck gun to fire a blank shot giving the signal to leftist fighters to storm the Winter Palace and to begin the Bolshevik Revolution.<br>Photo: Dmitri Lovetsky/AP
ST. PETERSBURG — Commemorating the historic shot fired from an antique vessel: People walk near the front deck gun of the Aurora Cruiser, moored in St. Petersburg, Russia, at sunset on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. 106 years ago crew members on the Aurora used the front deck gun to fire a blank shot giving the signal to leftist fighters to storm the Winter Palace and to begin the Bolshevik Revolution.
Photo: Dmitri Lovetsky/AP
<b>BEIJING — The dramatic hoisting, inevitable in pairs:</b> Great Britain's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson practice ahead of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.<br>Photo: Ng Han Guan/AP
BEIJING — The dramatic hoisting, inevitable in pairs: Great Britain’s Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson practice ahead of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
Photo: Ng Han Guan/AP
<b>LONDON — Update on coronavirus impact? Ask Boris:</b> Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves the COVID Inquiry at Dorland House in London, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Johnson has acknowledged that his government was too slow to grasp the scale of the COVID-19 crisis. But he defended his handling of the pandemic and skirted questions about whether any of his decisions had contributed to the country's high coronavirus death toll. Johnson was grilled Wednesday under oath by lawyers at a public inquiry into Britain's handling of the pandemic.<br>Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
LONDON — Update on coronavirus impact? Ask Boris: Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves the COVID Inquiry at Dorland House in London, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. Johnson has acknowledged that his government was too slow to grasp the scale of the COVID-19 crisis. But he defended his handling of the pandemic and skirted questions about whether any of his decisions had contributed to the country’s high coronavirus death toll. Johnson was grilled Wednesday under oath by lawyers at a public inquiry into Britain’s handling of the pandemic.
Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP
<b>WASHINGTON, D.C. — Deeper official probes into Russian war crime cruelty against Ukrainians:</b> Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks with reporters during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington, with from left, FBI Director Christopher Wray, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Director Staci Barrera, of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri of the Criminal Division.<br>Photo: Mark Schiefelbein/AP
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Deeper official probes into Russian war crime cruelty against Ukrainians: Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks with reporters during a news conference at the Department of Justice, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington, with from left, FBI Director Christopher Wray, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Director Staci Barrera, of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri of the Criminal Division.
Photo: Mark Schiefelbein/AP
<b>ROMANIA — To win the gold, disturb the water:</b> France's Mewen Tomac competes in the Men's 50m Backstroke, in which he won the gold medal, at the LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships in Otopeni, Romania, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.<br>Photo: Alexandru Dobre/AP
ROMANIA — To win the gold, disturb the water: France’s Mewen Tomac competes in the Men’s 50m Backstroke, in which he won the gold medal, at the LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships in Otopeni, Romania, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
Photo: Alexandru Dobre/AP
<b>VATICAN — Be-capped new generation brings animation to Pope’s face:</b> Pope Francis poses for a photo with a group of children during his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.<br>Photo: Andrew Medichini/AP
VATICAN — Be-capped new generation brings animation to Pope’s face: Pope Francis poses for a photo with a group of children during his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
Photo: Andrew Medichini/AP
<b>LOS ANGELES — ‘Outta my way, outta my face…’:</b> Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, left, shoots as Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant defends during the second half of an NBA basketball In-Season Tournament quarterfinal game Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles.<br>Photo: Mark J. Terrill/AP
LOS ANGELES — ‘Outta my way, outta my face…’: Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, left, shoots as Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant defends during the second half of an NBA basketball In-Season Tournament quarterfinal game Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles.
Photo: Mark J. Terrill/AP
<b>WASHINGTON, D.C. — ‘Okay, can we all say HI together?’:</b> Charles W. Scharf, CEO and President, Wells Fargo & Company; Brian Thomas Moynihan, Chairman and CEO, Bank of America; Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO, JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jane Fraser, CEO, Citigroup; Ronald O'Hanley, CEO, State Street; Robin Vince, CEO, BNY Mellon; David Solomon, CEO, Goldman Sachs; James P. Gorman, CEO, Morgan Stanley, stand and are sworn in during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing to examine Wall Street firms on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington.<br>Photo: Alex Brandon/AP
WASHINGTON, D.C. — ‘Okay, can we all say HI together?’: Charles W. Scharf, CEO and President, Wells Fargo & Company; Brian Thomas Moynihan, Chairman and CEO, Bank of America; Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO, JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jane Fraser, CEO, Citigroup; Ronald O’Hanley, CEO, State Street; Robin Vince, CEO, BNY Mellon; David Solomon, CEO, Goldman Sachs; James P. Gorman, CEO, Morgan Stanley, stand and are sworn in during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing to examine Wall Street firms on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington.
Photo: Alex Brandon/AP
<b>LONDON — Festive holiday event brings a smile to a Queen:</b> Britain's Queen Camilla arrives with invited children supported by Helen & Douglas House and Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity to decorate the Christmas tree and receive a few festive surprises at Clarence House in London, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.<br>Photo: Kin Cheung, Pool/AP
LONDON — Festive holiday event brings a smile to a Queen: Britain’s Queen Camilla arrives with invited children supported by Helen & Douglas House and Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity to decorate the Christmas tree and receive a few festive surprises at Clarence House in London, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.
Photo: Kin Cheung, Pool/AP
<b>JOHANNESBURG — A strong international voice combatting gender apartheid:</b> 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai poses for a photograph following an interview with the Associated Press in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Yousafzai urged the world to recognize the "gender apartheid" against women and girls in Afghanistan under the Taliban and called for collective and urgent action.<br>Photo: Jerome Delay/AP
JOHANNESBURG — A strong international voice combatting gender apartheid: 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai poses for a photograph following an interview with the Associated Press in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. Yousafzai urged the world to recognize the “gender apartheid” against women and girls in Afghanistan under the Taliban and called for collective and urgent action.
Photo: Jerome Delay/AP




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