Edinburgh’s Christmas’ Santa Paws event, and more from around the world
Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past seven days.
Edinburgh’s Christmas’ Santa Paws event attracted over 100 dogs in festive outfits in a World Record attempt on December 07, 2025 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Edinburgh's Christmas, the city's winter festival, is holding the "Santa Paws" event where participants are attempting to break the world record for the highest number of dogs in Christmas outfits assembled in one place. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump places the FIFA Peace Prize around his neck after receiving it from FIFA President Gianni Infantino (R) at the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts December 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place between June 11 and July 19 featuring 48 teams with matches being played in the United States, Mexico and Canada, the first time the international sporting event will be hosted by three nations. (Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (L-R) Musicians Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of the rock band KISS and actor Sylvester Stallone look on during a medal presentation ceremony for the 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees in the Oval Office of the White House on December 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. The 2025 Kennedy Center honorees are Sylvester Stallone, George Strait, the rock band KISS, Gloria Gaynor, and Michael Crawford. (Photo: Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images) Norway's King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Princess Ingrid Alexandra attend the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, 10 December 2025. Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2025 for her tireless work to secure democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, and for her fight for a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to popular rule. Due to the circumstances in her home country of Venezuela, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate was unable to attend the award ceremony in Norway. (Photo: EPA/STIAN LYSBERG SOLUM) Demolition work continues where the East Wing once stood at the White House on December 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump ordered the 123-year-old East Wing and Jacqueline Kennedy Garden leveled to make way for a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom that he says will cost around $300 million and will be paid for with private donations. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Rescue teams and local residents comb through the debris of two collapsed buildings in Fez, Morocco, on Tuesday, 09 Dec 2025, searching for survivors. At least 19 people have been killed and 16 injured by the collapse of two buildings in Morocco?s historic city of Fez, according to the state news agency. (Photo: EPA/Ahmed Alaoui Mrani) epaselect epa12577989 Officers of the Indonesian Ministry of the Environment and Forestry ride Sumatran elephants among the debris in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya, Indonesia, 08 December 2025. Four domesticated Sumatran elephants were deployed to help clearing debris in the flood-affected area. According to the National Disaster Management Agency, floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar have killed more than 950 people across the provinces of Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum greets supporters during the rally as part of the commemoration events for the 7th year of MORENA party and its movement "4T" ruling the country at Zocalo on December 6, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. The term Cuarta Transformación (4T transformation) was born from the vision that former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador created during his presidential campaign in 2018. The plan contained proposals such as receiving major attention for the indigenous communities, struggling against corruption, for an equitable distribution of the wealth, and the decrease of poverty in the country, among others. MORENA party reached power in 2018 with the victory of López Obrador in the presidential campaign and remains today through President Claudia Sheinbaum. (Photo: Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty Images) The Sisters of Shhh gather before the Krampus NOLAuf parade makes its way down Royal Street in the Bywater neighborhood on December 6, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Krampus NOLAuf parade is the largest Krampus parade in the United States. The Krampus is a horned creature from Alpine folklore who punishes naughty children while his counterpart Saint Nicholas rewards good children with gifts. The krewe distributed signature throws of handmade lumps of coal and recycled glass doubloons as they paraded on St. Nicholas Day, the day after Krampusnacht (Krampus Night). (Photo: Michael DeMocker/Getty Images) Maria, 12, fixes her costume during a St Nicholas day performance happening in the basement of the Palace of Children's and Youth Creativity, on December 6, 2025 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. St Nicholas Day, also known as the Feast of St Nicholas, is observed on December 6th in the Western Christian calendar, which Ukraine has largely adopted in favor of the Eastern Orthodox calendar since the Russian invasion of 2022. The holiday has grown in popularity in Kharkiv as local authorities and volunteers try to organize more events to give children a rare chance for social interactions offline and a semblance of normalcy. With Kharkiv city located about 30 kilometers south of the Russian border, children study online, have to spend significant time in shelters, and suffer from the stress of daily air raid alerts. (Photo: Elise Blanchard/Getty Images) Drummers from the Whitby Trommel Fiends play at the whalebones in Whitby during the Whitby Krampus event on December 06, 2025 in Whitby, England. Krampus is a mystical creature from Austrian folklore. The horned figure is usually depicted as a goat-like figure with long black fur and a pointed tongue. Krampus is said to accompany St Nicholas on his rounds on the run up to Christmas to 'punish' misbehaving children. The legend of Krampus is celebrated across much of Europe, but the Whitby Krampus run was the first of its kind to be held in the UK. (Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) epaselect epa12583168 A mural depicts a child with a dropper and a cat with an umbrella, that covers the child from a Russian missile on a wall of the Okhmadyt children's hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, 10 December 2025, amid the ongoing Russian invasion. Ukrainian artist Andriy Yarmolenko created the mural. The Okhmadyt children's hospital was attacked by a Russian rocket during the massive shelling of Kyiv on 08 July 2024, when two people died, and 32 were injured, including the eight children who were hospitalized. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO A member of the LGBTQIA+ community waits to participate in the annual pride parade on December 07, 2025 in Bengaluru, India. (Photo: Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images) Beau Blades poses for photo at Mulletfest 2025 Grand Final at the Chelmsford Hotel on December 06, 2025 in Kurri Kurri, Australia. Hundreds of mullet enthusiasts from across Australia and internationally converged at Chelmsford Hotel in the Hunter Valley for the Mulletfest Grand Final, where competitors vied for the coveted title of "Best Mullet of Them All" across multiple categories ranging from junior to extreme styles. (Photo: George Chan/Getty Images) Indian Hindu monks and devotees gather to read from the holy book Bhagavad Gita at the Maidan near Victoria Memorial in Kolkata, India, 07 December 2025. Hindu organizations and worshippers take part in the recitation of the sacred text. EPA/PIYAL ADHIKARY epaselect epa12578318 An Orthodox priest offers holy wine and bread to faithfuls during a liturgy at St. Kliment Central Orthodox Church in Skopje, North Macedonia, 08 December 2025. The country marks the celebration of Saint Kliment of Ohrid, regarded as a founder of Slavic literacy and the nation's educational tradition, in recognition of his historic contribution to education, culture, and spirituality among the Macedonian people. EPA/GEORGI LICOVSKI epaselect epa12578559 A three-month-old tiger cub is vaccinated at his temporary home in the Budapest Zoological and Botanical Garden in Budapest, Hungary, 08 December 2025. The healthy male cub, weighing nine kilograms, was confiscated by police on 03 December in Tiszafuered, eastern Hungary, during a drug-related search of a private residence. A 40-year-old man was arrested and faces multiple charges related to wildlife trafficking. EPA/ZOLTAN KOCSIS HUNGARY OUT epaselect epa12578629 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at 10 Downing Street, London, Britain, 08 December 2025. The President of Ukraine comes to Downing Street to meet the leaders of the UK, France and Germany to discuss the negotiations of the ongoing peace talks aimed at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. EPA/TOLGA AKMEN Runners dressed as Saint Nicholas take part in the annual Michendorf Nicholas Run, in Michendorf, Germany, 07 December 2025. On the second Sunday of Advent, runners traditionally dress in Saint Nicholas costumes and compete on different track lengths against each other to determine the fastest Saint Nicholas of Berlin and Brandenburg. EPA/CLEMENS BILAN epaselect epa12582012 Crowds watch a 1987 Chevrolet Suburban created by drones during a sponsored Christmas holiday display at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 09 December 2025. The show 'Chevy Holiday Magic', sponsored by automobile manufacturer Chevrolet, featured 1,000 choreographed drones. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER
epa12575505 The full moon rises over a wind turbine in Nafplion, Peloponnese region, Greece, 06 December 2025. This is the last supermoon of the year, when, due to its proximity to Earth, it appears up to 15 percent larger and brighter than usual. EPA/EVANGELOS BOUGIOTIS
/file/attachments/2985/GettyImages-2250175010_325392_fe9db93d722da90a18ae7ce46ee87b4f.jpg "U.S. President Donald Trump places the FIFA Peace Prize around his neck after receiving it from FIFA President Gianni Infantino (R) at the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts December 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place between June 11 and July 19 featuring 48 teams with matches being played in the United States, Mexico and Canada, the first time the international sporting event will be hosted by three nations. (Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2985/GettyImages-2250412715_106109_4b1a050cf926a05278c1c44275a9ab6a.jpg "(L-R) Musicians Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of the rock band KISS and actor Sylvester Stallone look on during a medal presentation ceremony for the 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees in the Oval Office of the White House on December 06, 2025 in Washington, DC. The 2025 Kennedy Center honorees are Sylvester Stallone, George Strait, the rock band KISS, Gloria Gaynor, and Michael Crawford. (Photo: Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2985/13571638_395139_99567bf5c15e51db3ba2e8b76a18b80c.jpg "Norway's King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon, Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Princess Ingrid Alexandra attend the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, 10 December 2025. Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2025 for her tireless work to secure democratic rights for the people of Venezuela, and for her fight for a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to popular rule. Due to the circumstances in her home country of Venezuela, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate was unable to attend the award ceremony in Norway. (Photo: EPA/STIAN LYSBERG SOLUM)")
/file/attachments/2985/GettyImages-2250790734_525051_9f3ff9baf96ab4d249411e436db83d4f.jpg "Demolition work continues where the East Wing once stood at the White House on December 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump ordered the 123-year-old East Wing and Jacqueline Kennedy Garden leveled to make way for a new 90,000-square-foot ballroom that he says will cost around $300 million and will be paid for with private donations. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2985/13571195_154947_2431dade469be3a906a0f715a8934502.jpg "Rescue teams and local residents comb through the debris of two collapsed buildings in Fez, Morocco, on Tuesday, 09 Dec 2025, searching for survivors. At least 19 people have been killed and 16 injured by the collapse of two buildings in Morocco?s historic city of Fez, according to the state news agency. (Photo: EPA/Ahmed Alaoui Mrani)")
/file/attachments/2985/13566506_732426_20e2e20565f4defe5d0b8e0ad11708ba.jpg "epaselect epa12577989 Officers of the Indonesian Ministry of the Environment and Forestry ride Sumatran elephants among the debris in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya, Indonesia, 08 December 2025. Four domesticated Sumatran elephants were deployed to help clearing debris in the flood-affected area. According to the National Disaster Management Agency, floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Cyclone Senyar have killed more than 950 people across the provinces of Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK")
/file/attachments/2985/GettyImages-2250376753_879534_897315ac842d79643dcc6309cf9548c7.jpg "President of Mexico Claudia Sheinbaum greets supporters during the rally as part of the commemoration events for the 7th year of MORENA party and its movement \"4T\" ruling the country at Zocalo on December 6, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. The term Cuarta Transformación (4T transformation) was born from the vision that former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador created during his presidential campaign in 2018. The plan contained proposals such as receiving major attention for the indigenous communities, struggling against corruption, for an equitable distribution of the wealth, and the decrease of poverty in the country, among others. MORENA party reached power in 2018 with the victory of López Obrador in the presidential campaign and remains today through President Claudia Sheinbaum. (Photo: Cristopher Rogel Blanquet/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2985/GettyImages-2249828620_579461_13dbdd25464590590e3b2059d3e61e50.jpg "The Sisters of Shhh gather before the Krampus NOLAuf parade makes its way down Royal Street in the Bywater neighborhood on December 6, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Krampus NOLAuf parade is the largest Krampus parade in the United States. The Krampus is a horned creature from Alpine folklore who punishes naughty children while his counterpart Saint Nicholas rewards good children with gifts. The krewe distributed signature throws of handmade lumps of coal and recycled glass doubloons as they paraded on St. Nicholas Day, the day after Krampusnacht (Krampus Night). (Photo: Michael DeMocker/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2985/GettyImages-2250384810_556641_09b79ee70abd876c71d794e188da6898.jpg "Maria, 12, fixes her costume during a St Nicholas day performance happening in the basement of the Palace of Children's and Youth Creativity, on December 6, 2025 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. St Nicholas Day, also known as the Feast of St Nicholas, is observed on December 6th in the Western Christian calendar, which Ukraine has largely adopted in favor of the Eastern Orthodox calendar since the Russian invasion of 2022. The holiday has grown in popularity in Kharkiv as local authorities and volunteers try to organize more events to give children a rare chance for social interactions offline and a semblance of normalcy. With Kharkiv city located about 30 kilometers south of the Russian border, children study online, have to spend significant time in shelters, and suffer from the stress of daily air raid alerts. (Photo: Elise Blanchard/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2985/GettyImages-2250362413_168359_099d8564d863dbf2825013656962e1fd.jpg "Drummers from the Whitby Trommel Fiends play at the whalebones in Whitby during the Whitby Krampus event on December 06, 2025 in Whitby, England. Krampus is a mystical creature from Austrian folklore. The horned figure is usually depicted as a goat-like figure with long black fur and a pointed tongue. Krampus is said to accompany St Nicholas on his rounds on the run up to Christmas to 'punish' misbehaving children. The legend of Krampus is celebrated across much of Europe, but the Whitby Krampus run was the first of its kind to be held in the UK. (Photo: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2985/13572408_684390.jpg "epaselect epa12583168 A mural depicts a child with a dropper and a cat with an umbrella, that covers the child from a Russian missile on a wall of the Okhmadyt children's hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, 10 December 2025, amid the ongoing Russian invasion. Ukrainian artist Andriy Yarmolenko created the mural. The Okhmadyt children's hospital was attacked by a Russian rocket during the massive shelling of Kyiv on 08 July 2024, when two people died, and 32 were injured, including the eight children who were hospitalized. EPA/SERGEY DOLZHENKO")
/file/attachments/2985/GettyImages-2250513148_846162_7519ec38ad30b2bc0379c5ff2874f7e3.jpg "A member of the LGBTQIA+ community waits to participate in the annual pride parade on December 07, 2025 in Bengaluru, India. (Photo: Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2985/GettyImages-2250288519_381776_87e863b7966bda0481a98666a577eef9.jpg "Beau Blades poses for photo at Mulletfest 2025 Grand Final at the Chelmsford Hotel on December 06, 2025 in Kurri Kurri, Australia. Hundreds of mullet enthusiasts from across Australia and internationally converged at Chelmsford Hotel in the Hunter Valley for the Mulletfest Grand Final, where competitors vied for the coveted title of \"Best Mullet of Them All\" across multiple categories ranging from junior to extreme styles. (Photo: George Chan/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2985/13564962_766262_62d1c03a70a7701c5adb29b202d9aa54.jpg "Indian Hindu monks and devotees gather to read from the holy book Bhagavad Gita at the Maidan near Victoria Memorial in Kolkata, India, 07 December 2025. Hindu organizations and worshippers take part in the recitation of the sacred text. EPA/PIYAL ADHIKARY")
/file/attachments/2985/13566956_208281.jpg "epaselect epa12578318 An Orthodox priest offers holy wine and bread to faithfuls during a liturgy at St. Kliment Central Orthodox Church in Skopje, North Macedonia, 08 December 2025. The country marks the celebration of Saint Kliment of Ohrid, regarded as a founder of Slavic literacy and the nation's educational tradition, in recognition of his historic contribution to education, culture, and spirituality among the Macedonian people. EPA/GEORGI LICOVSKI")
/file/attachments/2985/13567234_821356.jpg "epaselect epa12578559 A three-month-old tiger cub is vaccinated at his temporary home in the Budapest Zoological and Botanical Garden in Budapest, Hungary, 08 December 2025. The healthy male cub, weighing nine kilograms, was confiscated by police on 03 December in Tiszafuered, eastern Hungary, during a drug-related search of a private residence. A 40-year-old man was arrested and faces multiple charges related to wildlife trafficking. EPA/ZOLTAN KOCSIS HUNGARY OUT")
/file/attachments/2985/13567236_849986.jpg "epaselect epa12578629 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at 10 Downing Street, London, Britain, 08 December 2025. The President of Ukraine comes to Downing Street to meet the leaders of the UK, France and Germany to discuss the negotiations of the ongoing peace talks aimed at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. EPA/TOLGA AKMEN")
/file/attachments/2985/13565126_928603_036be7845561a378d7b3dd3dd6637609.jpg "Runners dressed as Saint Nicholas take part in the annual Michendorf Nicholas Run, in Michendorf, Germany, 07 December 2025. On the second Sunday of Advent, runners traditionally dress in Saint Nicholas costumes and compete on different track lengths against each other to determine the fastest Saint Nicholas of Berlin and Brandenburg. EPA/CLEMENS BILAN")
/file/attachments/2985/13570795_815885.jpg "epaselect epa12582012 Crowds watch a 1987 Chevrolet Suburban created by drones during a sponsored Christmas holiday display at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 09 December 2025. The show 'Chevy Holiday Magic', sponsored by automobile manufacturer Chevrolet, featured 1,000 choreographed drones. EPA/ERIK S. LESSER")
/file/attachments/2985/13563819_331018_c13baad11a293630f90d4c289c297457.jpg "epa12575505 The full moon rises over a wind turbine in Nafplion, Peloponnese region, Greece, 06 December 2025. This is the last supermoon of the year, when, due to its proximity to Earth, it appears up to 15 percent larger and brighter than usual. EPA/EVANGELOS BOUGIOTIS")
Edinburgh’s Christmas’ Santa Paws event attracted over 100 dogs in festive outfits in a World Record attempt on December 07, 2025 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Edinburgh's Christmas, the city's winter festival, is holding the "Santa Paws" event where participants are attempting to break the world record for the highest number of dogs in Christmas outfits assembled in one place. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)