Our world in photos: December 6
Brooklyn Eagle Staff
December 6, 2024
SAN ANTONIO — Lost his balance — and the ball: San Antonio Spurs’ Stephon Castle, bottom center, falls as he goes to the basket against Oklahoma City Thunder’s Jalen Williams (8) and Luguentz Dort, top, during the second half of an Emirates NBA Cup basketball game, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, at San Antonio’s Frost Bank Center. The Spurs recovered from that moment and won 110-104, making this game their first victory in the competition.
The Emirates NBA Cup 2024 is the NBA’s second annual in-season competition. It began on Nov. 12 in team markets and will
culminate with the Semifinals on Saturday, Dec. 14. The Championship, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, will be hosted at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, according to the NBA’s official website. The competition is named for its recently announced global marketing sponsor, Emirates Airlines.
SEOUL — Farmers protest pushes against President Yoon: Members of the National Federation of Farmers, known as “Junnong,” and the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, march with an effigy of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during a rally to demand the suspension of rice imports and Yoon’s resignation in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. The large-scale rally filled downtown Seoul, with union participants estimated at 1,000, although police counted 6,000, according to the Korea JoonAng Daily. Protesters were denouncing the government’s inaction amid ongoing inflation and falling rice prices amid a climate crisis that caused heavy rains and extreme heat, damaging rice crops.
Yang Kyung-soo, the head of the KCTU, blamed the government and the Yoon administration in particular, saying it “shows no interest in the lives of laborers and farmers.”
MALAGA — A fond but sad farewell: Spain’s Rafael Nadal waves to the crowd during a tribute after playing his last match as a professional tennis player in the Davis Cup quarterfinals at the Martin Carpena Sports Hall in Malaga, southern Spain, on early Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. Nadal had already announced his retirement would begin after Spain finished hosting the Davis Cup. However, Spain was eliminated in the quarterfinals, losing 2-1 to 29-year-old Dutch pro player Botic van de Zandschulp. This match marked the last tournament for Nadal, now 38, after more than 20 years on tour, during which he won 22 Grand Slam titles.
Nadal also won gold in men’s singles at the 2008 Olympics and won gold again in the 2016 Olympics, this time in men’s doubles.
VATICAN — Papal audience with a First Lady: Pope Francis greets First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. First Lady Zelenska also attended a Mass, marking one thousand days since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of her country. The previous day, she participated in a meeting of the International Trust Fund (ITF), a humanitarian organization focused on the recovery and development of countries affected by conflicts.
A screenwriter by profession, Olena Zelenska also holds a degree in urban construction and management. Since the start of the war, she has focused on humanitarian efforts, including the rescue of orphans and sending them to other countries for long-term refuge.
BUENOS AIRES — ‘Unhand me, Sir’: Peru’s Carlos Zambrano grabs Argentina’s Lionel Messi during a FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying soccer match at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. Argentina secured a 1-0 over Peru, thanks to a goal from Lautaro Martínez.
Argentina is part of the World Cup’s CONMEBOL division, whose qualifying round protocol has eased thanks to the expanded 48-team field for the 2026 World Cup. The new format means that six teams will qualify automatically, and a seventh will reach the six-team inter-confederation playoff tournament.
ATHENS — Firefighters, family members, join strike: Seasonal firefighter Dimitris Tsolakoudis protests with his four kids and his wife, left, during a nationwide general strike organized by private and public sector unions demanding better wages, in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. Union members and private sector workers spanning a wide range of industries joined in the strike, including journalists, medical staff at state-run hospitals and teachers. The number of strikers came to 12,000 in Athens, with an additional 5,000 in Thessaloniki, reports the Associated Press.
The 24-hour strike, protesting the rising cost of living, was timed to coincide with the government submitting the 2025 budget to Parliament.
DALLAS — High leaps and a hard floor — it’s what makes b-ball so tough: Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II dunks the ball as New Orleans Pelicans defender Jaylen Nowell (20) falls to the floor in the first half of an Emirates NBA Cup basketball game in Dallas, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. The Mavericks won 132-91, with over 20,000 fans watching at the American Airlines Center. The Mavericks have won their third straight game, finishing with their highest point total of the season, with Luka Doncic, freshly returned to the lineup, scoring a game-high 26 points. Reinforcing this, Klay Thompson added 19 points, and Kyrie Irving contributed 18, according to the NBA website.
The Dallas Mavericks also used a special tournament court at home for the first time.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE — Too soon gone: A horse-drawn carriage carrying the coffin of Liam Payne arrives for the funeral service of the One Direction singer at St Mary’s Church in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, in southeastern England, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. The former members of One Direction reunited Wednesday for the funeral of bandmate Liam Payne, whose death from a hotel balcony was still under investigation but believed to be attributed to substances, according to a toxicology report. One person has been charged with abandoning Payne.
One Direction, often nicknamed 1D, was a best-selling English-Irish pop boy band formed in London in 2010. The group consisted of Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. The group went on hiatus in 2016.
