Pictures of the Week 12.15.16

Stormtroopers from the Star Wars franchise on the Millennium Bridge to promote the latest release in the series, "Rogue One", in London. Leon Neal/Getty Images
Children dressed as Santa Claus in a parade held to collect food for the needy in Lisbon. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante
Artists work on snow sculptures at an exhibition in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. REUTERS/Stringer
A herd of reindeers in the settlement of Krasnoye in Nenets Autonomous District, Russia. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
A rendition of "The Nutcracker," in Birmingham, Ala. Pig was a featured performer, wearing a pink tutu and dancing alone with the Sugar Plum Fairy in Act 2. Born with a condition called short-spine syndrome, the 3-year-old dog hops somewhat like a frog to stand up and has hunched shoulders that make her gait appear somewhat gorilla-like. AP Photo/Brynn Anderson
Two swans swim in a small lake in Palmengarten park during the "Winter Lights" exhibition in Frankfurt. AP Photo/Michael Probst
Iraqi fighters from Hashid Shaabi take part in a training at Makhmur camp in Iraq. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Steam rises on the surface of Lake Michigan at sunrise in Chicago. Dangerously cold temperatures gripped the Upper Midwest in advance of a storm that's expected to bring several inches of snow. AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato
Tulip lights at Qianhu North Road during an exhibition in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province of China. VCG via Getty Images
A London bus travelling on Oxford Street. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
The Santa Dash in Glasgow, the 10th anniversary of the event which has raised over £100,000 for charities working in and around Glasgow. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Fedor Mezentsev of Kazakhstan and Gerben Jorritsma of the Netherlands compete in the 1000m at the Speed Skating ISU World Cup in Heerenveen, Netherlands. Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images
Boston Ballet dancers perform excerpts from the Nutcracker in the atrium of International Place. AP Photo/Elise Amendola
Fog descends during the European Rugby Challenge Cup match between Exeter Chiefs and Bordeaux-Begles at Sandy Park in Exeter, UK. Michael Steele/Getty Images
The state memorial ceremony for the Nanjing Massacre at Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall in China. VCG via Getty Images
Mark Walsh riding Cantlow (C, front, green/gold) on their way to winning The Glenfaclas Cross Country Handicap Steeple Chase at Cheltenham Racecourse. Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images
A man on a wheelchair flees with others into the remaining rebel-held areas of Aleppo. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail
A still image from video over eastern Aleppo shows an operation to evacuate thousands of civilians and fighters in buses. Syrian Army via Reuters TV
A Maasai moran athlete is reflected in a grooming mirror as he smears his colleague's face with red ocher paint during preparations for the 2016 Maasai Olympics at the Sidai Oleng Wildlife Sanctuary at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
A girl wearing a mask takes part in a procession celebrating the religious holiday of Mawlid al-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Mohammad, in Benghazi. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori
Dogs compete in a sled and skijoring race in the village of Kadnikovo, outside Yekaterinburg, Russia. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
A Bonhams assistant displays a Cloud Guitar, custom made for Prince, in central London. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
People tour a Christmas attraction featuring a display of more than 800,000 light bulbs at Universal Studios Singapore. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Bill Gates arrives at Trump Tower in Manhattan. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Sterling Crawley gets tossed off his horse while competing in the saddle bronc riding event during the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. AP Photo/John Locher
Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis as snow falls. AP Photo/Darron Cummings
Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Winks, left, is closed down by Manchester United's Matteo Darmian during match at Old Trafford in Manchester. AP Photo/Dave Thompson
A fashion advertisment on a downtown street in Hong Kong. AP Photo/Vincent Yu
Clouds on Hoechsten Mountain near Illmensee, southen Germany. FELIX KASTLE/AFP/Getty Images
Lawmakers attend a plenary session to vote on the impeachment bill of President Park Geun-hye at the National Assembly in Seoul. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
Paige Spiranac of the United States plays her tee shot on the eighth hole during the first round of the 2016 Omega Dubai Ladies Masters. David Cannon/Getty Images
Haze covering the town of Bar Elias in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. PATRICK BAZ/AFP/Getty Images
A performance of 'The Snowman' at The Peacock Theatre in London. Tristan Fewings/Getty Images
Rons Dream is hosed down at Warwick racecourse in England. Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images
The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele with Christmas lights in Milan. Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty Images
A large driftwood tree covered in gooseneck barnacles sits on Auckland's west coast. Fiona Goodall/Getty Images
Dr. Andrew Kitchner holds the skull of a gorilla at a new taxidermy exhibition in Edinburgh. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Gentoo penguins relax in the cool temperatures at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium. James D. Morgan/Getty Images