A Syrian army armoured vehicle sits abandoned on a highway in the outskirts of Khan Sheikhoun, southwest of Aleppo, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. Syrian opposition insurgency launched a campaign on Wednesday with a two-pronged attack on Aleppo and the countryside around Idlib.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
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Syrian opposition fighters seize abandoned Syrian army ammunition in in the town of Khan Assubul, Syria, southwest of Aleppo, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. Syrian opposition insurgency launched a campaign on Wednesday with a two-pronged attack on Aleppo and the countryside around Idlib.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
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Demonstrators use firecrackers against police during a rally against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union for four years, outside the parliament's building in Tbilisi, Georgia, early Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)
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Florida State and Florida players scuffle at midfield after an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Colin Hackley)
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Participants wearing traditional Krampus costumes perform during a Krampus run in Hollabrunn, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
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A Spiderman balloon passes through a street during a Christmas festival in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
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The Beijing-gifted giant panda An An makes his debut appearance to media in Ocean Park during a preview event in Hong Kong, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
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Demonstrators go down an escalator to hide from the police in a subway station during a rally against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union for four years in Tbilisi, Georgia, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)
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Part of 2500 panda sculptures are displayed at the Hong Kong International Airport during a welcome ceremony of the panda-themed exhibition "Panda Go!" in Hong Kong, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
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Giant balloons line up on Hollywood Blvd. before start of the 92nd anniversary of the Hollywood Christmas Parade in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
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A woman mourns outside the hospital after an airstrike killed several people including children, during an airstrike on a camp for internally displaced people in Maarat Misreen, north of Idlib, Syria, Monday Dec.2, 2024. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based war monitor, Syrian and Russian warplanes launched 420 airstrikes on rebel-held areas including Idlib and Aleppo on Monday,(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
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A man removes a chair and a fan from his flooded house in Tumpat, Malaysia, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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People watch a TV screen showing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's televised briefing at a bus terminal in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Soldiers line up for the arrival of the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani in London, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool)
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Britain's Kate, Princess of Wales and Prince William sit in a carriage after welcoming the Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sheikha Jawaher bint Hamad bin Suhaim Al Thani in London, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool)
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Tilda Swinton poses for photos before attending the Chanel Metiers d'art 2024/25 fashion show in Hangzhou, China on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Syrian opposition fighters stand atop a seized Syrian army armoured vehicle in the outskirts of Hama, Syria, Tuesday Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
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A National Assembly staff sprays fire extinguishers to block soldiers entering the main hall of the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (Jo Da-un/Yonhap via AP)
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President Joe Biden leaves the National Museum of Slavery, in the capital Luanda, Angola on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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A Kemp's ridley sea turtle receives fluids from a syringe at a New England Aquarium marine animal rehabilitation facility in Quincy, Mass., Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, is joined by his wife Jennifer Rauchet, left, as they arrive to meet with Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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A demonstrator holds a rose standing under running water from a fire-pump used by police during a rally outside the parliament's building to protests against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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Police shoot tear gas towards demonstrators during a protest against the government's decision to suspend negotiations on joining the European Union in Tbilisi, Georgia, early Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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Attendees light each other's candles during a candlelight vigil against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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President Joe Biden watches a traditional dance after arriving at Catumbela airport in Angola on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Dec.4, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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Pigeons take flight as a man walks along the shore in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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Members of the New York police crime scene unit pick up cups marking the spots where bullets lie as they investigate the scene outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan where Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, walks through the basement of the Capitol, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Indian navy personnel display their skills during Naval Day celebrations in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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Rishikis from Japan's Sumo Kyokai, Daisuke Kitanowaka, right, and Akira Fukutsuumi pose for a photo call outside of London's Royal Albert Hall in London, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 where the UK's second ever official basho will take place in October of next year. (AP Photo/Thomas Krych)
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A New York police officer stands on 54th Street outside the Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan where Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot Wednesday, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)
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Children kick a ball around during a power outage in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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A woman poses for a photo session along a beach in Tel Aviv, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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This still image from surveillance video obtained by the Associated Press shows the suspect, left, sought in the the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, center, outside a Manhattan hotel where the health insurer was holding an investor conference, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo)
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This image provided by the New York City Police Department shows the suspect sought in the the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel where the health insurer was holding an investor conference, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (New York City Police Department via AP)
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Argentina's President Javier Milei gives a speech during the Conservative Political Action Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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Children do their homework on a front doorstep during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Republican South Carolina Senate President Thomas Alexander has his robe adjusted by his wife Lynda during the chamber's organization session on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
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The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is lit during the 92nd annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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People watch the 92nd annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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A South Korean marine veteran gets his head shaved during a rally against President Yoon Suk Yeol in front of the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Protesters march to the presidential office after a candlelight vigil against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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The body 18-month-old Sham Shurrab is carried by her uncle for burial in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike at the Muwassi camp, outside the Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Israeli airstrikes struck the camp for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people, according to the head of a nearby hospital. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer during his 'plan for change' speech in Buckinghamshire, England, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024.(AP Photo/Darren Staples, Pool)
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Tourists from Jerusalem observe destroyed buildings in Odaisseh, a village in southern Lebanon near the Israeli-Lebanese border, from northern Israel, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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Law enforcement members watch as rescue workers continue to search, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, for Elizabeth Pollard, who is believed to have disappeared in a sinkhole while looking for her cat, in Marguerite, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
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Italy's Guglielmo Bosca crashes during a men's World Cup downhill training run Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be defense secretary, listens to reporters during a meeting with Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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A crane lifts a container filled with seized weapons to be destroyed at a metallurgic plant in Nobsa, Colombia, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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Elon Musk carries his son X Æ A-Xii, after a meeting about President-elect Donald Trump's planned Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Adriana Lima displays Botafogo during the fourth draw for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup soccer tournament, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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An image of Syrian President Bashar Assad, riddled with bullets, is seen on the facade of the provincial government office in the aftermath of the opposition's takeover of Hama, Syria, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
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Supporters of the former Ghana President and presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, gather during the party's final rally, in Accra, Ghana, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, ahead of the presidential election. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
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One of the newly born twin panda bear cubs, named Meng Hao and Meng Tian or Leni and Lotti, looks out of the enclosure, during the official presentation of their names, at the Zoo in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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People walk past as France's iconic Notre Dame Cathedral is reflected in a puddle Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 in Paris before the formal reopening for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes President-elect Donald Trump as he arrives at the Elysee Palace, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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The meeting meeting between President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron is shown on a large screen for the crowds gathered near France's iconic Notre Dame Cathedral Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 in Paris before it's formal reopening for the first time since a devastating fire nearly destroyed the 861-year-old landmark in 2019. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
Workers install a piece by artist Osmany Betancourt as part of 15th Havana Biennial, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Ley)
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Firefighters stand by a destroyed building at the site of an explosion which destroyed several apartments and injured multiple people, at The Hague, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis)
World War II veterans Takashi Manago, left, and Robert Lee talks to each other before the 83rd Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)
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Former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton address the audience during the Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture series in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Clinton Presidential Center at the Robinson Center in Little Rock, Ark., on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Katie Adkins)
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Syrian opposition fighters remove a government Syrian flag from an official building in Salamiyah, east of Hama, Syria Syria, Saturday Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
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Syrian opposition fighters ride along the streets in the aftermath of the opposition's takeover of Hama, Syria, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
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Syrian opposition fighters celebrate after the Syrian government collapsed in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
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A Syrian opposition fighter sits inside an office at the Presidential Palace after the Syrian government collapsed in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
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An opposition fighter steps on a broken bust of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Ottawa is urging Canadians to avoid all travel to Syria and to consider leaving the country if it's safe to do so. Opposition fighters celebrate as they burn down a military court in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Hussein Malla
Guest watch clergy members leaving the inaugural mass at Notre Dame Cathedral, hosting its first Mass since the catastrophic fire of 2019,, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, Pool)
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Abu Mohammed al-Golani speaks at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus Sunday Dec. 8, 2024. Golani, a former al-Qaida commander who cut ties with the group and says he embraces pluralism and religious tolerance, leads the biggest rebel faction and is poised to chart the country's future. He calls himself by his given name, Ahmad al-Sharaa, and not his nom de guerre.(AP Photo/Omar Albam)
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People gather to celebrate the Syrian government fall, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
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A rope lies on the floor in the infamous Saydnaya military prison, just north of Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. Crowds are gathering to enter the prison, known as the "human slaughterhouse," after thousands of inmates were released following the rebels' overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime on Sunday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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A man breaks the lock of a cell in the infamous Saydnaya military prison, just north of Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. Crowds are gathering to enter the prison, known as the "human slaughterhouse," after thousands of inmates were released following the rebels' overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime on Sunday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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A woman looks at blankets and other clothes lying on the floor in a room of the infamous Saydnaya military prison, just north of Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. Crowds are gathering to enter the prison, known as the "human slaughterhouse," after thousands of inmates were released following the rebels' overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime on Sunday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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People inspect documents they found in the infamous Saydnaya military prison, just north of Damascus, Syria, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. Crowds are gathering to enter the prison, known as the "human slaughterhouse," after thousands of inmates were released following the rebels' overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime on Sunday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Israeli soldiers stand next to armored vehicles parked near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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Firefighters battle the Franklin Fire in Malibu, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Students evacuate from Pepperdine University as the Franklin Fire burns in Malibu, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
This booking photo released Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections shows Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. (Pennsylvania Department of Corrections via AP)
An armed opposition fighter walks among costumers at the Al-Hamidiyeh market inside the old walled city of Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
Firefighters monitor the Franklin Fire approaching Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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A boy holding a rifle borrowed from a Syrian opposition fighter poses on the top of a government forces tank that was left on a street, at the Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Barbora Janickova of Czech Republic, left, and Milla Jansen of Australia, right, prepare before competing in the Women's 100m Freestyle Heats on day two of the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
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Illinois fans hold mock newspapers with the headline Curdled Dreams in Champaign as the Wisconsin basketball team is introduced at the beginning of an NCAA college basketball game between Illinois and Wisconsin on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Craig Pessman)
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Leverkusen's Nordi Mukiele, background center, scores the decisive goal against Inter Milan's goalkeeper Yann Sommer during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and Inter Milan at the BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany, Tuesday Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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An Indigenous Naga tribal sings during the Hornbill Festival in Kisama, on the outskirts of Kohima, capital of the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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Hilala Meryeh, a 64-year-old Palestinian mother of four, weeps in the middle of the dingy identification room after finding her son's body at the Al-Mojtahed Hospital morgue in Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. Many are flocking to morgues, hoping to identify loved ones who were either killed or imprisoned under President Bashar Assad's government, which collapsed over the weekend. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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A bird soars across the sky as Himalchuli Mountain, at the center, and the Manaslu Mountain range are seen from a hill on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, during International Mountain Day, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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Pope Francis hugs a child during his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Hilala Meryeh, a 64-year-old Palestinian mother of four, weeps in the middle of the dingy identification room after finding her son's body at the Al-Mojtahed Hospital morgue in Damascus, Syria, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. Many are flocking to morgues, hoping to identify loved ones who were either killed or imprisoned under President Bashar Assad's government, which collapsed over the weekend. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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A person holding an umbrella walks past the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree reflected in a puddle, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Protesters stage a rally to demand South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. The signs read "Disband the ruling People Power Party." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Sierra Leonean migrant workers stranded in Lebanon, work on their colleague's hair, as they wait to be repatriated back home, as they are sheltered at a former car dealership that was turned into a shelter in Hazmieh, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Pearly Tan, left, and Thinaah Muralitharan of Malaysia play a shot against Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela of India during the women's doubles badminton match at the World Tour Finals in Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang province, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Juliet Samaniya, 6, carries a bag of lithium with other children at an illegal mining site in Paseli, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung, center, walks back to his seat after he voted on an impeachment bills for the national police chief Cho Ji Ho and justice minister Park Sung Jae during a plenary session held relating to the martial law declaration, at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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A cover of Time magazine's person of the year, shows President-elect Donald Trump, before a ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Israeli soldiers with the national flag stand on an armoured vehicle after crossing the security fence near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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A Palestinian boy pushes a wheelchair carrying jerrycans and plastic bottles with water at a camp for displaced people in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Women walk through the Red Square Christmas Fair in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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A leaf is frozen in the ice of a garden pond during cold weather in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Protesters carry a caricature depicting an imprisoned South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol as they march to the presidential office after a rally demanding his impeachment in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. A sign reads “Rebellion leader.†(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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A Christmas wreath and lights adorn the Windansea surf shack along Windansea beach, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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A Syrian fighter holds a gun with a flower placed in the barrel, as people gather for Friday prayers at the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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People ice skate at Central Park's Wollman Rink, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Calypso, left, and Ivi, miniature horses used for therapy programs, enter an elevator at a school for disabled children, in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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Artemis Vasilaki of Greece reacts after competing in the Women's 1500m Freestyle Heats on day four of the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
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Syrians wave "revolutionary" Syrian flags during a celebratory demonstration following the first Friday prayers since Bashar Assad's ouster, in Damascus' central square, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Alon Alexander, 37, right, and his twin brother, Oren, left, attend their bond hearing at the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building after being charged with multiple state and federal crimes, including sex trafficking and rape, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Miami. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP, Pool)
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Palestinian children queue for food in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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Pakistan's Saim Ayub plays a shot during the second T20 International cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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Residents visit the ancient Aleppo Citadel in the old city of Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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A Syrian girl with the colours of the "revolutionary" Syrian flag on her face, takes a selfie in front of the ancient Aleppo Citadel in the old city of Aleppo, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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An aerial view of remaining buildings is seen which were not only destroyed during the civil war, they were also demolished by the government or stripped by thieves, at the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk, outside Damascus, Syria, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Radio City Rockettes perform the Parade of the Wooden Soldiers dance during the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Participants celebrate after hearing the news that South Korea's parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol outside the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. The signs read "Punish the rebellion leader Yoon Suk Yeol." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Athletes compete in the men's 4 X 7.5 km relay event at the Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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Competitors in Santa Claus costumes stretch before the annual Santa Run in Mexico City, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)
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Cincinnati Bengals tight end Mike Gesicki (88) is flipped into the air by Tennessee Titans cornerback Daryl Worley (35) as safety Amani Hooker (37) looks on during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
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Syrian fighters detain men suspects of looting at a residential complex of former Bashar Assad's military officers at the village of Husseiniyeh, in the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. A rebel force deployed to the village in southeastern Damascus to stop looters who swarmed a residential complex in the area and set some apartments on fire. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Pakistani farmers boil sugarcane juice and then make balls by hand to make the traditional sweet called "Gurr," on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)
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In this photo taken with a long exposure, a person walks a dog past Christmas lights in a park, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in Lenexa, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Indian army soldiers perform Kalari Payattu, a traditional exercise in Kolkata, India, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 during the military tattoo celebrating the Victory Day, marking the India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war to liberate Bangladesh. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
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President-elect Donald Trump, from left, Trump's pick for the planned Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk and Vice President-elect JD Vance attend the NCAA college football game between Army and Navy at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son smiles with President-elect Donald Trump during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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A family leave the shelter after multiple injuries were reported following a shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives at the Hart Building to meet with senators at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Disabled vehicles and response vehicles are seen on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, which spans 24 miles over the lake, after a pileup due to morning fog in New Orleans, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Robert Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Health and Human Services Department, walks between meetings with senators on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Investigators work at the place where Lt. General Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Forces and his assistant, seen on center, were killed by an explosive device planted close to a residential apartment's block in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo)
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Salma Safadi cries as she speaks with her sister Sawsan Safadi, who lives inside the buffer zone near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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Supporters hold candles during a candlelight vigil Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, outside the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison, Wis., following a shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School on Monday, Dec. 16. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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Michigan State guard Jase Richardson, right, reacts as guard Jaden Akins dunks during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oakland, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Mary Jane Veloso, center, a Filipino woman who spent almost 15 years in an Indonesian prison for drug trafficking and was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, is reunited with her family as she arrives at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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Supporters hold candles during a candlelight vigil Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, outside the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison, Wis., following a shooting at the Abundant Life Christian School on Monday, Dec. 16. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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A youth wearing the jersey of Argentine player Lionel Messi plays soccer in a public field in the Druze village of Majdal Shams, located near the "Alpha Line" that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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Homes cover a hill in the town of Majdal Shams, near the "Alpha Line" that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria, early Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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Pope Francis is kisses by a child during the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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Smoke rises from the parliament building following a protest by opposition in Monrovia, Liberia, Wednesday, Dec 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Anthony Williams)
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Syrian children leave their school after class in central Damascus Thursday Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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The setting sun casts a warm glow through the windows as Syrians walk through the infamous Saydnaya military prison in the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. More than a week after the rebels overthrew Bashar al-Assad's regime, Syrians continue to visit the prison, known as the "human slaughterhouse." (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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A Palestinian child wounded during the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip receives treatment at the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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Gisele Pelicot, who was allegedly drugged by her now former husband so that he and others could assault her, arrives at the court house in Avignon, southern France, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
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A young girl walks in the Kaweni slum on the outskirts of Mamoudzou, in the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, after Cyclone Chido. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)
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Luigi Nicholas Mangione leaves at Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg, Pa., Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, Pool)
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Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is escorted by police, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith)
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CORRECTS NAME TO AKHMADZHON KURBONOV - The man, whom Tass and RIA-Novosti news agencies identified as Akhmadzhon Kurbonov, suspected of involvement in the killing of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's Radiation, Biological and Chemical Defense Forces, and his assistant Ilya Polikarpov, is escorted to a courtroom at the Basmanny District Court in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)
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A Syrian man waves a white flag, as he approaches Israeli soldiers to negotiate with them, where they set their new position at an abandoned Syrian military base, in Maariyah village near the border with Israel in southern Syria, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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A restaurant worker prepares for lunch service Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, at a back alley in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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A Taiwan Army's paratrooper performs with a national flag during a military exercise in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
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Ivanna, warms her dog in front of a destroyed burning car after a recent Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)
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Holiday travelers wait in line to check their bags at the JetBlue terminal at Logan Airport, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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A broken car lays in a field of shredded trees in Mirereni, Mayotte, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant)
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Jorge Perez arrives in a Santa Claus costume in downtown Bogota, Colombia, to hand out donated gifts to children from San Bernardo, a low-income neighborhood, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
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Palestinian women and girls struggle to reach for food at a distribution center in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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Syrians continue to celebrate the ousting of Bashar al-Assad's government, at Umayyad Square, in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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People have laid flowers and candles in front of the Johannis church close to the Christmas market, where a car drove into a crowd on Friday evening, in Magdeburg, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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People outside Magdeburg Cathedral follow a memorial service for victims of Friday's Christmas Market attack, where a car drove into a crowd, in Magdeburg, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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Towers outlined with Christmas lights are silhouetted against the sky at dusk at the Country Club Plaza shopping center, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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People tale part in the winter Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge, England, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Anthony Upton)
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A woman stands behind honor guard soldiers in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, during a ceremony marking the 35th anniversary of the 1989 uprising that toppled the regime of communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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People light flares during and event dubbed "The March of Heroes" in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, on the 35th anniversary of the 1989 uprising that toppled the regime of communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
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Two Syrian fighters watch as revelers dance during a Christmas celebration early Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024 in Damascus, Syria.(AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
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Reda Abu Zarada, 50, displaced from Jabaliya in nothern Gaza, sits by a fire with her grandchildren at a camp by the sea in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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A spectator waits for the start of the annual Christmas lottery draw, known as El Gordo, or The Fat One, at Madrid's Teatro Real, Spain, on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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A bird flies over the security fence near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida, left, Takao Kato, CEO of Mitsubishi Motors, center, and Honda Chief Executive Toshihiro Mibe, right, leave after a joint news conference in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Young dancers perform, during a Christmas ballet event in Kibera slum, one of the busiest neighborhoods of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, Kenya Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
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The Choristers of St Paul's choir, including girls for first time in 900-year history, rehearse for the Christmas services in St Paul's Cathedral, in London, Monday, Dec. 23 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Tourists feed pigeons during heavy snowfall in downtown Sarajevo, Bosnia, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
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Children watch as a scuba diver dressed as Santa Claus and a mermaid perform inside the Marine Aquarium ahead of Christmas celebrations in Chennai, India, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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Syrian Christians carry crosses and shout slogans in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, as they march during a protest after a Christmas tree was set on fire in Hamah city on Sunday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, center, waves as he arrives at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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A Syrian Christian man holds up a cross and shouts slogans in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, during a protest march after a Christmas tree was set on fire in Hamah city on Sunday. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Relatives and friends of 1st Sgt. Hillel Diener, who was killed in combat in the Gaza Strip, mourn during his funeral at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Luigie Mangione is escorted into Manhattan Criminal court for his arraignment in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Zane Castello, 6, whispers his Christmas wish to Santa Claus during the Winter Day Camp holiday party at the Greater Johnstown Community YMCA in Johnstown, Pa. on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (Thomas Slusser/The Tribune-Democrat via AP)
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A butcher throws a turkey for sale to customers during the annual Christmas Meat Auction at Smithfield Market in London, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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People stand at the end of the Manhattan Beach Pier and watch high surf pound the pylons on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024 in Manhattan Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
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Military chaplain Yurii of 24th Mechanized Brigade holds a church service for infantry unit during Christmas near the frontline town of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday Dec. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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Pope Francis waves before delivering the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for 'to the city and to the world' ) Christmas' day blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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Kate, Princess of Wales, left with Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte, Prince William and Prince George arrive for the Christmas day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham in Norfolk, England, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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Members of the winter and ice swimming club 'Seehunde Berlin', (Berlin Seals), wearing Christmas-themed hats, walk into the water during the traditional annual Christmas swim on Christmas Day, at the Oranke Lake in Berlin, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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Christians attend the Christmas mass in the Greek Orthodox convent Saint Takla, in Maaloula, some 60 km northern Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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A woman sprinkles water on a stone marking a mass grave of victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Reza Saifullah)
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Flowers and portraits are placed at the Consulate of Azerbaijan in the memory of victims of the Azerbaijan Airlines' Embraer 190 that crashed near the Kazakhstan's airport of Aktau, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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Injured Ukrainian servicemen arrive from the battlefield at Medical Service "Ulf" of the 108th Separate Battalion "Da Vinci Wolves" on Pokrovsk direction, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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A mourner cries after taking the last look at the body of a relative, one of eight Palestinians killed, during their funeral following the withdrawal of the Israeli army, in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Woo Won Shik, top, speaks as lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party protest during a plenary session for the impeachment motion against the country's acting President Han Duck-soo at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Switzerland's Justin Murisier is airborn during an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill training, in Bormio, Italy, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
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People carry the body of Mahammadali Eganov, 13 who died in the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 crash near Kazakhstan's Aktau airport, at his funeral, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (AP Photo)
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The tomb of Mahammadali Eganov, 13 who died in the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 crash near the Kazakhstan's Aktau airport, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (AP Photo)
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Markus Mueller, of Austria, soars through the air during his qualification jump at the first stage of the 73rd Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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Ethiopian Orthodox Christians pray during celebrations marking St. Gabriel's annual feast, in the West Bank city of Jericho, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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People watch the panda-themed drone show at the waterfront of the Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)
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Metal roofing sheets are seen on trees after strong thunderstorms pass through the Greater Houston region, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in Porter Heights. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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A boy fishes on a foggy lake Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, in Shawnee, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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FILE - President Jimmy Carter leans across the roof of his car to shake hands along the parade route through Bardstown, Ky., July 31, 1979. The president climbed on top of the car as the parade moved toward the high school gym, where a town meeting was held. (AP Photo/Bob Daugherty, File)
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President Joe Biden pauses as he speaks about the death of former President Jimmy Carter Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, at the Company House Hotel in Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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The flag flies at half-staff for the late President Jimmy Carter at the White House, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. Carter, who was 100 years old, died Sunday at his home in Plains, Ga. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Firefighters and rescue team members work near the wreckage of a passenger plane at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish people gather on the fifth night of Hanukkah in Jerusalem, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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A boy runs amid pigeons flying next to the Dome of Rock Mosque at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Old City of Jerusalem, Monday, Dec. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks along a street of the Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem, Monday, Dec. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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Cars drive through a forest with frozen trees in the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Dec. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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Rescue team carry the body of a passenger at the site of a plane fire at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Cambodian dancers perform during the "Celebrating Cambodia" event as part of the New Year's Eve in front of Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
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An Egyptian poses in front of New Year decorations in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
A boy walks barefoot through the mud after overnight rainfall at the refugee tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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Fireworks light the sky above the Quadriga at the Brandenburg Gate during New Year's celebrations shortly after midnight in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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Syrians celebrate the new year after the ousting of Assad regime, in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
People celebrate the New Year in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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