Our world in photos: December 17

December 17, 2024
Brooklyn Eagle Staff

Minnesota Vikings running back Cam Akers (27) tries to break a tackle by Chicago Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson (1) during the second half of a NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Minneapolis. Photo: Abbie Parr/AP

Las Vegas Raiders running back Alexander Mattison, center, is tackled in the end zone for a safety by Atlanta Falcons defensive end Zach Harrison, bottom, during the first half of a NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Las Vegas. Photo: David Becker/AP

Atlanta Falcons' KhaDarel Hodge (12) blocks a punt by Las Vegas Raiders punter AJ Cole during the second half of a NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Las Vegas. Photo: Rick Scuteri/AP

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) catches a 7-yard touchdown pass in front of Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens (36) during the first half of a NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Minneapolis. Photo: Abbie Parr/AP

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams (18) throws a pass over Minnesota Vikings linebacker Jonathan Greenard (58) during the second half of a NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Minneapolis. Photo: Abbie Parr/AP

Chicago Bears safety Kevin Byard III stands on the field before a NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Minneapolis. Photo: Abbie Parr/AP

Atlanta Falcons tight end Charlie Woerner (89) is hit by Las Vegas Raiders safety Isaiah Pola-Mao and cornerback Nate Hobbs (39) during the first half of a NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Las Vegas. Photo: Rick Scuteri/AP

Las Vegas Raiders running back Ameer Abdullah (8) is tackled by Atlanta Falcons cornerback Dee Alford (20) during the first half of a NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Las Vegas. Photo: David Becker/AP

Chicago Bears wide receiver Keenan Allen reaches for an incomplete pass during the second half of a NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Minneapolis. Photo: Abbie Parr/AP

LAS VEGAS — It takes special practice and conditioning to survive this kind of move: Atlanta Falcons tight end Charlie Woerner (89) is tackled against the Las Vegas Raiders during the first half of a NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Las Vegas.

CUBA — Just try this in New York City: Followers of Saint Lazarus, known as the protector of the sick, crawl in self-imposed penance during a pilgrimage to the saint’s shrine for his annual feast day in Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba, on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024.

GREENLAND — When activists cross the line of economic imperative: Environmental activist Paul Watson is released from prison in Nuuk, Greenland, Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024. He had hindered the harvesting of sea creatures, particularly seal pups.

India's Mohammed Siraj bats during play on day four of the third cricket test between India and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. Photo: Pat Hoelscher/AP

Australia's Mitchell Starc, right, Mitchell Marsh, center, and Australia's captain Pat Cummins celebrates after the dismissal of India's Shubman Gill during play on day three of the third cricket test between India and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. Photo: Pat Hoelscher/AP

England captain Ben Stokes reacts while batting during play on day two of the third cricket test between England and New Zealand in Hamilton, New Zealand, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. Photo: Andrew Cornaga/Photosport via AP

BRISBANE — Celebrating in cricket battle with India: Australia’s captain Pat Cummins celebrates the wicket of India’s Nitish Kumar Reddy during play on day four of the third cricket test between India and Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane, Australia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.

KANSAS CITY — Looking more exotic than what it is — Christmas lights at a shopping center with a full moon: The waning full moon rises beyond buildings in the Country Club Plaza shopping center outlined with Christmas lights, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri.

ENGLAND — Mission possible — film career a plus for U.S. military: Tom Cruise receives a Navy Distinguished Public Service Award from The United States Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, presented at the Longcross South Studios, in Runnymede, Surrey, England, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.

Members from Bashar Assad's Syrian army period line up to register with Syrian rebels as part of a "identification and reconciliation process" at a army compound in Latakia, Syria, Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024.Photo: Leo Correa/AP

A Syrian girl with the colours of the "revolutionary" Syrian flag on her face, takes a selfie in front of the ancient Aleppo Citadel in the old city of Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. Photo: Khalil Hamra/AP

Men work on a cargo ship docked at a terminal of the port of Latakia, Syria, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. Photo: Leo Correa/AP

A Syrian Christians woman cries, as she attends the first Sunday Mass since Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster, at Mariamiya Orthodox Church in old Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. Photo: Hussein Malla/AP

A young Palestinian girl plays at a street between destroyed buildings which were not only destroyed during the civil war they were also demolished by the government or stripped by thieves, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, outside Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. Photo: Hussein Malla/AP

A Syrian fighter from rebel group, fires towards a poster at the entrance of the notorious security detention centre called Palestine Branch, which pictures the late Syrian President Hafez Assad and his son the ouster Syrian president Bashar Assad, in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. Photo: Hussein Malla/AP

Syrian fighters aims their weapons in direction of suspected looters at a residential complex of former Bashar Assad's military officers at the village of Husseiniyeh, in the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. Photo: Leo Correa/AP

Israeli soldiers stand on an armoured vehicle after crossing the security fence along the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. Photo: Matias Delacroix/AP

Syrian fighters detain men suspects of looting at a residential complex of former Bashar Assad's military officers at the village of Husseiniyeh, in the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. A rebel force deployed to the village in southeastern Damascus to stop looters who swarmed a residential complex in the area and set some apartments on fire.
Photo: Leo Correa/AP — Syrian fighters detain men suspects of looting at a residential complex of former Bashar Assad's military officers at the village of Husseiniyeh, in the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. A rebel force deployed to the village in southeastern Damascus to stop looters who swarmed a residential complex in the area and set some apartments on fire. Photo: Leo Correa/AP

A member of Bashar Assad's army or a pro-government militia registers with Syrian rebels as part of an "identification and reconciliation" process at an army compound in Latakia, Syria, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. Photo: Leo Correa/AP

A man draws the "revolutionary" Syrian flag on a girl's face at the ancient Aleppo Citadel in the old city of Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. Photo: Khalil Hamra/AP

Salma Safadi cries as she speaks with her sister Sawsan Safadi, who lives inside the buffer zone near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. Photo: Matias Delacroix/AP

Residents visit the ancient Aleppo Citadel in the old city of Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. Photo: Khalil Hamra/AP

Israeli soldiers cross the security fence moving towards the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. Photo: Matias Delacroix/AP

Syrians wave "revolutionary" Syrian flags during a celebratory demonstration following the first Friday prayers since Bashar Assad's ouster, in Aleppo, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Photo: Khalil Hamra/AP

A Syrian fighter from rebel group, observes a prison room at the security detention center called Palestine Branch in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. Photo: Hussein Malla/AP

Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, carry one of several bodies and human remains that were found dropped at an open field on a road that links to Damascus international airport, in Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. Photo: Hussein Malla/AP

SYRIA — Signals across a war zone line: Salma Safadi waves a shirt to her sister Sawsan Safadi, who lives inside the buffer zone near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024.

President-elect Donald Trump arrives for a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. Photo: Evan Vucci/AP

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives at the Hart Building to meet with senators at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite/AP

President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla., as Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick listens. Photo: Evan Vucci/AP

MAR-A-LAGO — Trump cuddles friendly piggy bank — press gently on shoulder near neck, money comes out: SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son smiles with President-elect Donald Trump during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida.