Best Photos of the Day

The Roman Forum (C), the Temple of Antonino and Faustina (R) and the Arch of Septimius Severus (Rear L) are pictured from the Palatine Hill on December 30, 2018 in Rome. Laurent EMMANUEL / AFP

In this file photo taken on October 30, 2002 Israeli writer Amos Oz (C) talks with Palestinian men after picking olives in the West Bank village of Aqraba, south of Nablus. Revered Israeli writer Amos Oz dies at 79 according to his daughter. Menahem KAHANA / AFP

This picture taken on October 20, 2018 shows a horse in a stable at the Horse Culture Museum, part of an equestrian-themed town in Jiangyin, Jiangsu province, some 200 kilometres northwest of Shanghai. Rising numbers of Chinese are taking up sports such as horse riding as the country's growing economy -- now the second biggest after the United States -- gives people more disposable income to pursue leisure activities. Johannes EISELE / AFP

A worker on a crane prepares to intervene on statues of Saints and the Alexander VII Coat of Arms on the Southern Colonnade on December 30, 2018 on St. Peter's square at the Vatican. Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP

Arabian Saluki dogs race during the Mazayin Dhafra Camel Festival in the desert near the city of Madinat Zayed, 150 kms west of Abu Dhabi, on December 29, 2018. The festival, which attracts participants from around the Gulf region, includes a camel beauty contest, a display of UAE handcrafts and other activities aimed at promoting the country's folklore. KARIM SAHIB / AFP

Tourists gather at the Giza pyramids necropolis on the southwestern outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo on December 29, 2018, with the pyramids of Khafre (or Chephren, R) and Khufu (or Cheops, L) seen in the background. MOHAMED EL-SHAHED / AFP

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen (L) looks at sculptures during the inauguration of the "Win Win" monument in Phnom Penh on December 29, 2018. Cambodia's strongman leader Hun Sen lashed out at Western governments for pushing "democracy and human rights" on his country, capping off a tumultuous political year with a fiery speech on December 29. Khem SOVANNARA / AFP

A staff member of a Catholic church looks on before a mass during the Christmas Eve at a Catholic church in Beijing on December 24, 2018. WANG ZHAO / AFP

Tourists take a boat to the Statue of Liberty as they congregate in lower Manhattan during the holiday week between Christmas and the New Year on December 29, 2018 in New York City. Despite the government shutdown, the Statue of Liberty and the Museum of the American Indian, two major tourists destinations, have so far remained open. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP

People light candles at Martyrs' Square in Budapest as the the late legendary leader of the Hungarian uprising in 1956, former prime minister Imre Nagy's statue was removed here early morning on December 28, 2018 during a demonstration of several opposition parties and civil organisations. PETER KOHALMI / AFP