Australia: Sydney Mourners Pay Tribute to Bondi Beach Shooting Victims

A large crowd of mourners gathered at the Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on Monday, December 15, to pay tribute to the victims of the recent shooting at Bondi Beach. A tribute site with flowers, Israeli and Australian flags was set up at the pavilion.

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch arrives in Palermo during the Olympic Torch Relay for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in Palermo, Italy, on 15 December 2025; in the photo: Crowd at the Renzo Barbera stadium

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch arrives in Palermo during the Olympic Torch Relay for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in Palermo, Italy, on 15 December 2025; in the photo: Crowd at the Renzo Barbera stadium

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch arrives in Palermo during the Olympic Torch Relay for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in Palermo, Italy, on 15 December 2025; in the photo: Crowd at the Renzo Barbera stadium

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch arrives in Palermo during the Olympic Torch Relay for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in Palermo, Italy, on 15 December 2025; in the photo: Crowd at the Renzo Barbera stadium

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

GIOCHI OLIMPICI - Olimpiadi Invernali Milano-Cortina 2026 - Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic Torch arrives in Palermo during the Olympic Torch Relay for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 in Palermo, Italy, on 15 December 2025; in the photo: Crowd at the Renzo Barbera stadium

Speed skating: World Cup in Hamar

Speed skating: World Cup in Hamar

Miho Takagi of Japan acknowledges the crowd after winning the women's 1,500 meters gold at a World Cup speed skating meet in Hamar, Norway, on Dec. 12, 2025.

Speed skating: World Cup in Hamar

Speed skating: World Cup in Hamar

Miho Takagi of Japan acknowledges the crowd after winning the women's 1,500 meters gold at a World Cup speed skating meet in Hamar, Norway, on Dec. 12, 2025.

Turkey Reopens Gaza City School - Palestine

Turkey Reopens Gaza City School - Palestine

Children hold Turkish and Palestinian flags among a crowd during the opening ceremony of the UDEF Education Campus in Gaza City, Gaza on December 9, 2025. The educational complex was reopened with Turkish support in cooperation with the Directorate of Education in West Gaza, part of ongoing efforts to restore schooling and rebuild services after extensive destruction. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Turkey Reopens Gaza City School - Palestine

Turkey Reopens Gaza City School - Palestine

Children hold Turkish and Palestinian flags among a crowd during the opening ceremony of the UDEF Education Campus in Gaza City, Gaza on December 9, 2025. The educational complex was reopened with Turkish support in cooperation with the Directorate of Education in West Gaza, part of ongoing efforts to restore schooling and rebuild services after extensive destruction. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Turkey Reopens Gaza City School - Palestine

Turkey Reopens Gaza City School - Palestine

Children hold Turkish and Palestinian flags among a crowd during the opening ceremony of the UDEF Education Campus in Gaza City, Gaza on December 9, 2025. The educational complex was reopened with Turkish support in cooperation with the Directorate of Education in West Gaza, part of ongoing efforts to restore schooling and rebuild services after extensive destruction. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Celebration for the 62nd Anniversary of Kenya's Independence - Nairobi

Celebration for the 62nd Anniversary of Kenya's Independence - Nairobi

Kenyan President William Ruto waves to the crowd at a celebration for the 62nd anniversary of Kenya's independence in Nairobi, Kenya, Dec. 12, 2025. A celebration marking the 62nd anniversary of Kenya's independence was held at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi on Friday. Kenya's Jamhuri Day or Independence Day, observed on Dec. 12 each year, is one of the most important national holidays in Kenya. Kenya gained independence from Britain on Dec. 12, 1963. Photo by Han Xu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, waves to the crowd in front of the Grand Hotel in Oslo after arriving in the Norwegian capital in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2025. The award ceremony took place the previous day with her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado attending on her behalf.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, waves to the crowd in front of the Grand Hotel in Oslo after arriving in the Norwegian capital in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2025. The award ceremony took place the previous day with her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado attending on her behalf.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, acknowledges a crowd of people from the balcony of Grand Hotel Oslo after arriving in the Norwegian capital in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2025. The award ceremony took place the previous day, with her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado attending on her behalf.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, acknowledges a crowd of people from the balcony of Grand Hotel Oslo after arriving in the Norwegian capital in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2025. The award ceremony took place the previous day, with her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado attending on her behalf.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado in Oslo

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, acknowledges a crowd of people from the balcony of Grand Hotel Oslo after arriving in the Norwegian capital in the small hours of Dec. 11, 2025. The award ceremony took place the previous day, with her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado attending on her behalf.

Nobel Peace Prize winner

Nobel Peace Prize winner

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, acknowledges a crowd of people from the balcony of Grand Hotel Oslo after arriving in the Norwegian capital in the small hours of Dec. 11. The award ceremony took place the previous day, with her daughter Ana Corina Sosa Machado attending on her behalf.

Nobel award ceremony

Nobel award ceremony

Ana Corina Sosa Machado, daughter of Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado, acknowledges the crowd as a parade celebrating the Venezuelan opposition leader passes by the Grand Hotel Oslo in the Norwegian capital on Dec. 10, 2025. The award ceremony took place the same day with the daughter attending on behalf of her mother.

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, on December 8, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, on December 8, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, on December 8, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, on December 8, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, on December 8, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, on December 8, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, on December 8, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, on December 8, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, on December 8, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, on December 8, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, on December 8, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, on December 8, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, on December 8, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, on December 8, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, on December 8, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, on December 8, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, on December 8, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, on December 8, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, on December 8, 2025. Photo by ALESSIA GIULIANI/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, Italy, on December 8, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, Italy, on December 8, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, Italy, on December 8, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, Italy, on December 8, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, Italy, on December 8, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, Italy, on December 8, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, Italy, on December 8, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV's Traditional Homage To The Immaculate Conception - Rome

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the popemobile in Via dei Condotti as he arrives to pay homage to the Immaculate Conception, near the Spanish steps in Rome, Italy, on December 8, 2025. Photo by Claudio Asquini/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Notre Dame De La Garde Inauguration - Marseille

Notre Dame De La Garde Inauguration - Marseille

The crowd during the procession for the inauguration ceremony of the renovated and regilded statue of the Virgin Mary at the Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde (commonly known as La Bonne Mère) in Marseille, France, on December 7, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Notre Dame De La Garde Inauguration - Marseille

Notre Dame De La Garde Inauguration - Marseille

The crowd during the procession for the inauguration ceremony of the renovated and regilded statue of the Virgin Mary at the Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde (commonly known as La Bonne Mère) in Marseille, France, on December 7, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Notre Dame De La Garde Inauguration - Marseille

Notre Dame De La Garde Inauguration - Marseille

The crowd of spectators during the inauguration ceremony of the renovated and redone statue of the Virgin Mary at the Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde (commonly known as La Bonne Mère) in Marseille, France, on December 7, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Notre Dame De La Garde Inauguration - Marseille

Notre Dame De La Garde Inauguration - Marseille

The crowd during the procession for the inauguration ceremony of the renovated and regilded statue of the Virgin Mary at the Basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde (commonly known as La Bonne Mère) in Marseille, France, on December 7, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM