Best photos of December 21: Christmas swimming in Geneva to solstice celebration at Stonehenge

epaselect epa12605002 Participants jump into Lake Geneva during the 87th edition of the annual Christmas swimming 'Coupe de Noel' in Geneva, Switzerland, 20 December 2025. More than 4,200 men and women swam the 100 meters at the traditional Christmas swimming in Geneva where the water temperature was 8.8 degrees Celsius. EPA/MARTIAL TREZZINI
Judges watch the men's Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km event at the Nordic Combined World Cup, in Ramsau am Dachstein, Austria. AP
Sydney Opera House illuminated by candlelight on a national day of reflection honouring the victims of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack in Australia. AFP
Hikers gather for sunrise on the shortest day of the year, the winter solstice, on Brocken mountain in Schierke, Germany. AP
Extinction Rebellion 'Oil Slicks' performance group members stage a protest near Big Ben, as the group accuses political leaders of failing to meet climate commitments, in London. Reuters
A motorist drives into the sunset in Edgerton, the US state of Kansas. AP
Swedish singer and songwriter Zara Larsson performs at Jingle Ball 2025, at Kaseya Centre in Miami, Florida. Reuters
Winter solstice celebrations at sunrise at Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain, England. Reuters