Best photos of December 22: Rock climbing Santas in Seoul to Macron's Christmas dinner in Abu Dhabi

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 21: Mountain climbers in Santa Claus outfits hold a climbing event on Bukhansan mountain on December 21, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. Christmas has become increasingly popular over the years in South Korea, which is the only East Asian country to recognize Christmas as a national holiday. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images)
Christian pilgrim at Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, which has a column with five holes said to represent the five wounds of Jesus and forming the shape of a cross. EPA
Sunday Mass ahead of Christmas Day at Latin Church in Gaza City. EPA
Destroyed statue of Saint George and the Dragon in Al-Ghassaniya, a mainly Christian town in central Syria, as residents who fled during the civil war begin to return. AFP
Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, says he enjoyed a 'multifaceted discussion on space, technology and humanity' with Elon Musk in Dubai. Photo: faz3 / Instagram
'Silence please', auditors are instructed as Niigata Assembly lawmakers take part in a vote of confidence to restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, which was shut after 2011's earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Reuters
A volunteer helps firefighters battle a blaze at a shelter in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Reuters
French President Emmanuel Macron at Christmas dinner with troops of the 5th Cuirassier Regiment's base in Zayed Military City, Abu Dhabi. AFP