The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

Decked in a Santa outfit and holiday lights, a child bolts from the starting line of the annual Christmas run in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Participants wearing traditional Krampus and Perchten costumes perform during a Krampus run in Itter, Austria, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Palestinians walk through the destruction left by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Moyme, who fled Mali in fear of the Malian Army and its Russian allies, poses for a portrait Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in a camp in Mbera, Mauritania, where she has found refuge. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

Flood survivors carry relief goods distributed by an Indonesian Air Force helicopter in Central Aceh, Indonesia, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Reza Saifullah)

President Donald Trump dances at the end of the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)

A member of the 2819 prayer team leads churchgoers in prayer before the start of service at 2819 Church on Nov. 16, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

A weaver crafts a Tangail saree on a traditional hand-operated loom at a weaving workshop in Tangail District, Bangladesh, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Kirsty Muir, of Britain crashes as she competes in the women's freeski big air final during the FIS Snowboard & Freeski World Cup 2025 at the Shougang Park, in Beijing, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Models present creations in a traditional fishing boat during Dakar Fashion Week in Dakar, Senegal, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Protesters gather at a rally for immigrants and workers outside Signature Aviation near the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Wednesday, Dec 3, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)

Wilma Fuentes yells at Customs and Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino and some of his agents as they walk through a neighborhood during an immigration crackdown, in Kenner, La., Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Two boys walk down a street carrying Syrian flags in the war-damaged Damascus suburb of Daraya, Syria, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, ahead of celebrations marking the first anniversary of the ousting of the Bashar Assad regime. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

A vendor carries a bundle of red roses at a wholesale flower market in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands steers his car during the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, as the sun sets behind the track. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

People watch a multimedia light show during the "Country of Light" festival at the Palace Square, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

People photograph Christmas lights in Rome, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Rome's Mayor Roberto Gualtieri, left, lights up a giant Christmas tree in central Piazza del Popolo in Rome, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Leo XIV arrives to pray in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary next to the Spanish Steps in Rome, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, on the Catholic Feast of the Immaculate Conception. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Leo XIV leaves after praying in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary next to the Spanish Steps in Rome, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, on the Catholic Feast of the Immaculate Conception. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Leo XIV leads the prayer in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary next to the Spanish Steps in Rome, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, on the Catholic Feast of the Immaculate Conception. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Leo XIV leaves after praying in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary next to the Spanish Steps in Rome, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, on the Catholic Feast of the Immaculate Conception. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope Leo XIV leaves after praying in front of the statue of the Virgin Mary next to the Spanish Steps in Rome, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, on the Catholic Feast of the Immaculate Conception. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)