SWAKOPMUND, 11 December 2024 – South African Anglers pictured with their catch during the International Shore Angling Gala tournament which was held between Namibians and South Africans in Henties Bay. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 11 December 2024 – A Namibian Female Angler while in action at the International Shore Angling Gala tournament which was held between Namibians and South Africans in Henties Bay. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 15 December 2024 - South Africa’s women’s SPAR Proteas team poses for a photo after defeating Uganda 65-50 in the final of the Africa Netball Cup 2024, to be crowned champions at a competition that was held in Swakopmund, Namibia, from 09 to 14 December 2024. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 15 December 2024 - South Africa’s men’s team poses for a photo after defeating Eswatini 60-39 at the Africa Netball Cup 2024, to retain their title in a competition that was held in Swakopmund, Namibia, from 09 to 14 December 2024. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

20 December 2024, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Travelers walk across a platform as Christmas vacations begin this Friday for approximately 2.5 million schoolchildren in North Rhine-Westphalia. The start of the holiday season is expected to bring increased traffic on railways, roads, and in the air. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa

20 December 2024, Berlin: Shadows of individuals are silhouetted against the blinds on the parliamentary group level inside the dome of the Reichstag building. The agenda for the 208th session includes votes on funding the Deutschlandticket and amending the Energy Industry Act, alongside debates on introducing animal husbandry logos in restaurants and improving working conditions in the parcel delivery sector. Photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa

FILED - 14 December 2024, Berlin: Participants in a counter-demonstration against a right-wing extremist rally with the slogan "For law and order: against left-wing extremism and politically motivated violence" clash with the police during a sit-in blockade. Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa

(241220) -- MACAO, Dec. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, administers the oath of office to principal officials of the sixth-term government of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), who are led by Sam Hou Fai, the sixth-term chief executive of the Macao SAR, at the Macao East Asian Games Dome in Macao, south China, Dec. 20, 2024. Xi on Friday delivered a speech at a meeting celebrating the 25th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland and the inaugural ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Macao SAR. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)