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Xmas tree at Rockefeller Center

NEW YORK, United States, Dec. 5 Kyodo - A 22-meter-tall Christmas tree is illuminated with more than 50,000 LED lights on Dec. 4, 2024, as a tree-lighting ceremony is held the same day at the Rockefeller Center in New York. (Kyodo)

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US Navy Shoots Down Its Own F/A-18 In Red Sea Fight

Handout photo dated May 2, 2024 shows Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch/Recovery) Airman Tyler Cardamone, from Peak, Delaware, assigned to air department’s V-2 division, gives a thumbs up as an F/A-18F Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 takes off from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Atlantic Ocean. A U.S. Navy cruiser shot down a Navy F/A-18 fighter jet over the Red Sea early Sunday morning, U.S. Central Command said. The F/A-18 was shot by weapons from the guided-missile cruiser the USS Gettysburg after taking off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on Dec. 22. Both Navy aviators were able to eject from the fighter jet and were recovered safely. One of the two sustained minor injuries, according to CENTCOM. The USS Gettysburg “mistakenly fired on” the F/A-18, CENTCOM said. The shoot down happened amid a weekend of military action against the Houthis, a militant Yemeni nationalist group that controls much of Yemen, including the capital. Ameri

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Vietnam's first subway

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Dec. 22 Kyodo - Passengers line up in front of a subway ticket gate in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 22, 2024, as the day marks Vietnam's first operation of a subway. The 20-kilometer railway line including a 2-km subway section was financed by Japan's yen loans. (Kyodo)

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1st anniversary of Jan. 1 quake in central Japan

Utility poles remain tilted in Uchinada, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 22, 2024, ahead of the first anniversary on Jan. 1 of a powerful earthquake that hit the Noto Peninsula area, triggering soil liquefaction in the central Japan town.

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Snow in northeastern Japan

Vehicles drive on Dec. 22, 2024, as snow continues to fall in Aomori, northeastern Japan.

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Snow in northeastern Japan

A cyclist crosses a road on Dec. 22, 2024, as snow continues to fall in Aomori, northeastern Japan.

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Trevi Fountain

Tourists visit the Trevi Fountain in Rome on Dec. 22, 2024, as it reopens to the public after a three-month restoration. Rome announced a cap of 400 visitors at a time to one of the city's most iconic landmarks as a way to ease overtourism.

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Trevi Fountain

Tourists visit the Trevi Fountain in Rome on Dec. 22, 2024, as it reopens to the public after a three-month restoration. Rome announced a cap of 400 visitors at a time to one of the city's most iconic landmarks as a way to ease overtourism.

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Trevi Fountain

Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2024, shows the Trevi Fountain in Rome as it reopens to the public after a three-month restoration. Rome announced a cap of 400 visitors at a time to one of the city's most iconic landmarks as a way to ease overtourism.

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Trevi Fountain

Rome's Mayor Roberto Gualtieri (2nd from L) tosses a coin into the Trevi Fountain in Rome on Dec. 22, 2024, as it reopens to the public after a three-month restoration. Rome announced a cap of 400 visitors at a time to one of the city's most iconic landmarks as a way to ease overtourism.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Mone Chiba performs in the women's free program at the national figure skating championships in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 22, 2024.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Mone Chiba performs in the women's free program at the national figure skating championships in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 22, 2024.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Wakaba Higuchi performs in the women's free program at the national figure skating championships in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 22, 2024.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Mao Shimada performs in the women's free program at the national figure skating championships in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 22, 2024.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Kaori Sakamoto (C) poses after winning gold in the women's event at the national figure skating championships in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 22, 2024, alongside silver medalist Mao Shimada (L) and bronze medalist Wakaba Higuchi.

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Figure skating: Japanese national championships

Kaori Sakamoto (C) poses after winning gold in the women's event at the national figure skating championships in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 22, 2024, alongside silver medalist Mao Shimada (L) and bronze medalist Wakaba Higuchi.

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