1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Photo taken on Dec. 8, 2024, shows wreckage piled up at a temporary site for waste and debris in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, created after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1.

Expected epicenter area for Nankai Trough megaquake

Expected epicenter area for Nankai Trough megaquake

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - The shaded area on the map shows the likely epicenter zone for a megaquake that is expected to occur with a probability of 70-80 percent within 30 years around the Nankai Trough (red line) running along Japan's Pacific coast. The Japanese government issued a megaquake advisory after an M7.1 quake hit southwestern Japan on Aug. 8, 2024, with its epicenter (circle in lower L) located within the area.

UN Syria Envoy Geir Pedersen Visits Sednaya Prison - Damascus

UN Syria Envoy Geir Pedersen Visits Sednaya Prison - Damascus

UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen visits Saydnaya prison on December 16, 2024 in Damascus, Syria. On Dec 8, rebel forces in Syria retook the capital and several other cities from longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, who fled the country for Moscow. The fall of the Assad regime marks a new chapter for Syria. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

UN Syria Envoy Geir Pedersen Visits Sednaya Prison - Damascus

UN Syria Envoy Geir Pedersen Visits Sednaya Prison - Damascus

UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen visits Saydnaya prison on December 16, 2024 in Damascus, Syria. On Dec 8, rebel forces in Syria retook the capital and several other cities from longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, who fled the country for Moscow. The fall of the Assad regime marks a new chapter for Syria. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

UN Syria Envoy Geir Pedersen Visits Sednaya Prison - Damascus

UN Syria Envoy Geir Pedersen Visits Sednaya Prison - Damascus

UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen visits Saydnaya prison on December 16, 2024 in Damascus, Syria. On Dec 8, rebel forces in Syria retook the capital and several other cities from longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, who fled the country for Moscow. The fall of the Assad regime marks a new chapter for Syria. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

UN Syria Envoy Geir Pedersen Visits Sednaya Prison - Damascus

UN Syria Envoy Geir Pedersen Visits Sednaya Prison - Damascus

UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen visits Saydnaya prison on December 16, 2024 in Damascus, Syria. On Dec 8, rebel forces in Syria retook the capital and several other cities from longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, who fled the country for Moscow. The fall of the Assad regime marks a new chapter for Syria. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

UN Syria Envoy Geir Pedersen Visits Sednaya Prison - Damascus

UN Syria Envoy Geir Pedersen Visits Sednaya Prison - Damascus

UN Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen visits Saydnaya prison on December 16, 2024 in Damascus, Syria. On Dec 8, rebel forces in Syria retook the capital and several other cities from longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad, who fled the country for Moscow. The fall of the Assad regime marks a new chapter for Syria. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

XUCHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Customers shop at the Yunding branch of Pangdonglai (DL) supermarket in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, Dec 8, 2024.

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

XUCHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Customers shop at the Yunding branch of Pangdonglai (DL) supermarket in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, Dec 8, 2024.

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

XUCHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Customers shop at the Yunding branch of Pangdonglai (DL) supermarket in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, Dec 8, 2024.

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

XUCHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Customers shop at the Yunding branch of Pangdonglai (DL) supermarket in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, Dec 8, 2024.

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

XUCHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Customers shop at the Yunding branch of Pangdonglai (DL) supermarket in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, Dec 8, 2024.

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

XUCHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Customers shop at the Yunding branch of Pangdonglai (DL) supermarket in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, Dec 8, 2024.

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

XUCHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Customers shop at the Yunding branch of Pangdonglai (DL) supermarket in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, Dec 8, 2024.

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

XUCHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Customers shop at the Yunding branch of Pangdonglai (DL) supermarket in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, Dec 8, 2024.

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

XUCHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Customers shop at the Yunding branch of Pangdonglai (DL) supermarket in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, Dec 8, 2024.

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

XUCHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Customers shop at the Yunding branch of Pangdonglai (DL) supermarket in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, Dec 8, 2024.

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

XUCHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Customers shop at the Yunding branch of Pangdonglai (DL) supermarket in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, Dec 8, 2024.

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

XUCHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Customers shop at the Yunding branch of Pangdonglai (DL) supermarket in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, Dec 8, 2024.

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

XUCHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Customers shop at the Yunding branch of Pangdonglai (DL) supermarket in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, Dec 8, 2024.

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

XUCHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Customers shop at the Yunding branch of Pangdonglai (DL) supermarket in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, Dec 8, 2024.

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

XUCHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Customers shop at the Yunding branch of Pangdonglai (DL) supermarket in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, Dec 8, 2024.

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

XUCHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Customers shop at the Yunding branch of Pangdonglai (DL) supermarket in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, Dec 8, 2024.

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

XUCHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Customers shop at the Yunding branch of Pangdonglai (DL) supermarket in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, Dec 8, 2024.

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

XUCHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Customers shop at the Yunding branch of Pangdonglai (DL) supermarket in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, Dec 8, 2024.

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

XUCHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Customers shop at the Yunding branch of Pangdonglai (DL) supermarket in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, Dec 8, 2024.

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

DL Supermarket in Xuchang

XUCHANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Customers shop at the Yunding branch of Pangdonglai (DL) supermarket in Xuchang city, central China's Henan province, Dec 8, 2024.

Christmas Celebration Rally - Pakistan

Christmas Celebration Rally - Pakistan

People attend a Christmas celebration rally in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Dec. 8, 2024. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Christmas Celebration Rally - Pakistan

Christmas Celebration Rally - Pakistan

People attend a Christmas celebration rally in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Dec. 8, 2024. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Christmas Celebration Rally - Pakistan

Christmas Celebration Rally - Pakistan

People attend a Christmas celebration rally in southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Dec. 8, 2024. Photo by Str/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

NANTONG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Cargo ships carrying daily necessities travel across the Tongzhou section of the Yangtze River in Nantong, South China's Jiangsu province, Dec 8, 2024.

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

NANTONG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Cargo ships carrying daily necessities travel across the Tongzhou section of the Yangtze River in Nantong, South China's Jiangsu province, Dec 8, 2024.

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

NANTONG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Cargo ships carrying daily necessities travel across the Tongzhou section of the Yangtze River in Nantong, South China's Jiangsu province, Dec 8, 2024.

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

NANTONG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Cargo ships carrying daily necessities travel across the Tongzhou section of the Yangtze River in Nantong, South China's Jiangsu province, Dec 8, 2024.

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

Yangtze River Waterway Transportation

NANTONG, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Cargo ships carrying daily necessities travel across the Tongzhou section of the Yangtze River in Nantong, South China's Jiangsu province, Dec 8, 2024.

Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony

Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony

(from L) Terumi Tanaka, Toshiyuki Mimaki and Shigemitsu Tanaka, all representatives of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, get interviewed by the media upon their arrival at an airport near Oslo on Dec. 8, 2024. They will attend the award ceremony on Dec. 10.

Football: Spanish La Liga

Football: Spanish La Liga

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (R) vies for the ball in the first half of a Spanish La Liga football match against Leganes on Dec. 8, 2024, in Leganes, Spain.

Football: Spanish La Liga

Football: Spanish La Liga

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (L) plays in the first half of a Spanish La Liga football match against Leganes on Dec. 8, 2024, in Leganes, Spain.

Football: Spanish La Liga

Football: Spanish La Liga

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo (R) attempts a shot at goal in the second half of a Spanish La Liga football match against Leganes on Dec. 8, 2024, in Leganes, Spain.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma (L) vies for the ball in the first half of a Premier League football match against Leicester in Leicester, England, on Dec. 8, 2024.

Football: Premier League

Football: Premier League

Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma (2nd from L, front) and teammates celebrate after the team's first goal scored in the first half of a Premier League football match against Leicester in Leicester, England, on Dec. 8, 2024.

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final exhibition gala

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final exhibition gala

Japanese pairs skaters Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara perform during the exhibition gala of the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 8, 2024.

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final exhibition gala

Figure skating: Grand Prix Final exhibition gala

Japanese pairs skaters Riku Miura (L) and Ryuichi Kihara perform during the exhibition gala of the Grand Prix Final figure skating competition in Grenoble, France, on Dec. 8, 2024.

Baseball: MLB Winter Meetings

Baseball: MLB Winter Meetings

Photo taken in Dallas, Texas, on Dec. 8, 2024, shows the venue of the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings, set to start the following day for a four-day run.

Giant Panda

Giant Panda

CHONGQING, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - A giant panda plays at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Dec 8, 2024.

Giant Panda

Giant Panda

CHONGQING, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - A Giant pandas eats at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Dec 8, 2024.

Giant Panda

Giant Panda

CHONGQING, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - A giant panda plays at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Dec 8, 2024.

Giant Panda

Giant Panda

CHONGQING, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - Giant pandas eat around a table at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Dec 8, 2024.

Giant Panda

Giant Panda

CHONGQING, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - A Giant pandas eats at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Dec 8, 2024.

Giant Panda

Giant Panda

CHONGQING, CHINA - DECEMBER 8, 2024 - A giant panda plays at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, Dec 8, 2024.