Armed Yemeni men gather in the capital, Sanaa, to show their support for the Shiite Houthi movement against the Saudi-led intervention on Dec. 13.

A Masai warrior jumps to reach a rope during a sporting event dubbed the Masai Olympics at Kimana, near Kenya’s border with Tanzania, on Dec. 15. The event, held every two years since 2012, is an initiative of international conservation groups to offer Masai warriors an alternative to killing lions as part of their traditional rite of passage.

Clowns are reflected in a motorcycle’s mirror during the International Clown Day in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Dec. 10.

Central American migrants hesitate as others climb the Mexico-U.S. border fence in an attempt to cross to San Diego County from Playas de Tijuana, Mexico, on Dec. 12.

A fan arrives to watch the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 final soccer match between Malaysia and Vietnam at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Dec. 11.

An Indian woman leaves the polling booth after casting her vote during Rajasthan’s Legislative Assembly election in Jodhpur on Dec. 7.

Illegal firecrackers are detonated in a controlled explosion in Weisskeissel, in eastern Germany near the Polish border, on Dec. 10.

A worker cleans a market alleyway after the close of businesses in Hong Kong on Dec. 7.

Visitors wearing traditional hanbok walk through Gyeongbokgung Palace during snowfall in central Seoul on Dec. 13.

A man swims in a partly frozen lake in in Shenyang in China’s northeastern Liaoning province on Dec. 10.

Syrian children walk in the mud after heavy rain, pushing wheelchairs loaded with items, at a camp for the displaced near the village of Shamarin, close to the border with Turkey in the northern Aleppo province, on Dec. 6.

An Emirati falconer releases a falcon while on a hunting trip at Al-Marzoom Falconry Reserve southwest of Abu Dhabi on Dec. 8.

A man rides his bike as smoke rises from a fire at the independent national electoral commission’s warehouse in Kinshasa on Dec. 10, ahead of presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that have been foreshadowed by violence.

Pro-migrant activists demonstrate against U.S. migration policies near the U.S.-Mexico border fence in San Diego County, as seen from Playas de Tijuana, Mexico, on Dec. 10.

A Pakistani boy carries plastic bags on a cart in Lahore on Dec. 11.

Palestinian medics evacuate a wounded protester during clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian demonstrators in Ramallah, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, in the occupied West Bank on Dec. 13.

Riot police stand guard outside the headquarters of the United Nations in Managua, Nicaragua, on International Human Rights Day on Dec. 10. Nicaraguan police on Sunday denied protesters permission to march to the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights, alleging that the agency is “headless” and under investigation of alleged coup actions for its participation in anti-government protests that have left more than 320 people dead.

An Indian youth sits on a concrete block as waves hit a breakwater at Kasimedu fishing harbor in Chennai as Cyclone Phethai approaches the eastern Indian coast on Dec. 16.

Fog covers the historic city center of Rome on Dec. 11.

A yellow vest protester gestures in front of burning barricades after the announcement of imminent police intervention, as protesters block access to the oil depot in Le Mans, northwestern France, on Dec. 11.

North Korean soldiers are greeted by South Korean soldiers before crossing the Military Demarcation Line inside the Demilitarized Zone to inspect the dismantled North Korean guard post in the central section of the inter-Korean border in Cheorwon, South Korea, on Dec. 12.

Weather service technician Rene Sosna uses snowshoes as he crosses the rails of the Harzer Schmalspurbahn narrow-gauge train to walk to his workplace at the German Meteorological Service on Brocken Mountain, near Schierke in the Harz region, central Germany, after measuring the snow depth on Dec. 12 .

Turkish-backed Syrian fighters train in a camp in the Aleppo countryside, northern Syria, on Dec. 16.

Competitors take part in a chili pepper-eating contest in a hot spring filled with chili peppers in Yichun City, in China’s central Jiangxi province, on Dec. 9. The winner took one minute to eat 20 peppers.

A diver wearing a Santa costume swims with fish in the tank at COEX Aquarium in Seoul on Dec. 7. Christmas has become increasingly popular over the years in South Korea, which is the only East Asian country to recognize it as a national holiday.

Workers clad in animal costumes, to represent the outgoing year of the dog and incoming year of the wild boar, clean windows on the side of a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 13.