UNITED STATES

A man checks a damaged house in Mayfield， Kentucky， on December 15. Restoration is underway in the city， one of the areas worst hit by tornadoes passing through several central and southern states

UNITED KINGDOM

A supporter of Julian Assange is seen outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London on December 10. WikiLeaks founder Assange can be extradited to the U.S. on espionage charges， according to the UKs High Court

TANZANIA

Military men run past the reviewing stand during a celebration marking 60 years of mainland independence in Dar es Salaam on December 9

AFGHANISTAN

People visit the national museum in Kabul on December 9. The museum was closed due to persisting violence and finally reopened its doors to the public on November 27

AUSTRALIA

People hug at Sydney Airport on December 15. Australia reopened its borders to vaccinated foreign students and skilled workers that day following a nearly 600-day-long lockdown

ROMANIA

Artists stage a performance in Bucharest on December 12， at a festival to pray for a safe and beautiful New Year