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Arg-e Bam Citadel - Iran

Arg-e Bam Citadel - Iran

Visitors stand near an adobe tower inside the Arg-e Bam citadel in Bam, Iran on December 14, 2025. Arg-e Bam, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the largest adobe structure in the world and dates back to at least the Achaemenid period. The historic fortress once served as a key stop along Silk Road trade routes and was a major center for regional commerce. Photo by Bahram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Arg-e Bam Citadel - Iran

Arg-e Bam Citadel - Iran

Visitors stand near an adobe tower inside the Arg-e Bam citadel in Bam, Iran on December 14, 2025. Arg-e Bam, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the largest adobe structure in the world and dates back to at least the Achaemenid period. The historic fortress once served as a key stop along Silk Road trade routes and was a major center for regional commerce. Photo by Bahram/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pandas at Tokyo's Ueno zoo set to return to China

Pandas at Tokyo's Ueno zoo set to return to China

The panda enclosure at Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo is surrounded by visitors on Dec. 16, 2025, a day after the announcement that twin giant pandas, Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, will be returned to China the following month.

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Christmas Market Security - Strasbourg

Police and gendarmerie officers secure checkpoints during the Strasbourg Christmas market, as the weekend of December 13 and 14, 2025 marks the busiest period of the season with around 500,000 visitors from around the world attending the illuminated markets, in Strasbourg, Eastern France on December 14, 2025, with enhanced security measures in place since the 2018 Strasbourg attack Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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19 Meters Tall Giant Snowman - China

19 Meters Tall Giant Snowman - China

A drone photo shows visitors posing for photos with an unfinished giant snowman at the Qunli music park in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 14, 2025. This year's giant snowman, 19 meters in height and made with some 3,000 cubic meters of snow, is one meter taller than that of last year. (Photo by Liu Yang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Illustration - Fondation Cartier

Illustration - Fondation Cartier

FRANCE. PARIS (75001). VISITORS AT THE CARTIER FONDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART WHICH HAS OPEN ITS DOORS PLACE DU PALAIS-ROYAL Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Fondation Cartier

Illustration - Fondation Cartier

FRANCE. PARIS (75001). VISITORS AT THE CARTIER FONDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART WHICH HAS OPEN ITS DOORS PLACE DU PALAIS-ROYAL Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Fondation Cartier

Illustration - Fondation Cartier

FRANCE. PARIS (75001). VISITORS AT THE CARTIER FONDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART WHICH HAS OPEN ITS DOORS PLACE DU PALAIS-ROYAL Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Fondation Cartier

Illustration - Fondation Cartier

FRANCE. PARIS (75001). VISITORS AT THE CARTIER FONDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART WHICH HAS OPEN ITS DOORS PLACE DU PALAIS-ROYAL Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Fondation Cartier

Illustration - Fondation Cartier

FRANCE. PARIS (75001). VISITORS AT THE CARTIER FONDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART WHICH HAS OPEN ITS DOORS PLACE DU PALAIS-ROYAL Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Strasbourg Christmas Market - France

Strasbourg Christmas Market - France

The traditional and very old Strasbourg Christmas market is once again attracting millions of visitors this year. Three to four million tourists come to admire the Christmas decorations, buy artisanal specialties, and visit the various Christmas sites in December 2025: the large Christmas tree on Place Kléber, the Cathedral market, the Christkindelsmärik market on Place Broglie, the Petite France market, and the more recent OFF market focused on the social and solidarity economy on December 11, 2025 in Strasbourg, France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Strasbourg Christmas Market - France

Strasbourg Christmas Market - France

The traditional and very old Strasbourg Christmas market is once again attracting millions of visitors this year. Three to four million tourists come to admire the Christmas decorations, buy artisanal specialties, and visit the various Christmas sites in December 2025: the large Christmas tree on Place Kléber, the Cathedral market, the Christkindelsmärik market on Place Broglie, the Petite France market, and the more recent OFF market focused on the social and solidarity economy on December 11, 2025 in Strasbourg, France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Strasbourg Christmas Market - France

Strasbourg Christmas Market - France

The traditional and very old Strasbourg Christmas market is once again attracting millions of visitors this year. Three to four million tourists come to admire the Christmas decorations, buy artisanal specialties, and visit the various Christmas sites in December 2025: the large Christmas tree on Place Kléber, the Cathedral market, the Christkindelsmärik market on Place Broglie, the Petite France market, and the more recent OFF market focused on the social and solidarity economy on December 11, 2025 in Strasbourg, France. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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