Icicles hang from frozen berries as a winter storm brings havoc to New Jersey. Ice caused power outages and downed trees throughout the area of West Orange, New Jersey, on December 18, 2019. #

Fire-and-rescue personnel run to move their truck as a bushfire burns next to a major road and homes on the outskirts of the town of Bilpin, in New South Wales, Australia, on December 19, 2019. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has declared a state of emergency for the next seven days, with ongoing dangerous fire conditions and almost 100 bushfires burning across the state. #

People gather in Times Square, in New York City, on December 17, 2019, while participating in a protest in support of President Donald Trump's potential impeachment. #

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi presides over Resolution 755, Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald J. Trump, as the House votes at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on December 18, 2019. The House of Representatives voted 229–198 on Wednesday to impeach Trump for obstruction of Congress. The House impeached Trump for abuse of power by a 230–197 vote. The 45th president is just the third occupant of the White House in U.S. history to be impeached. #

Members of the news media work inside National Statuary Hall, on Capitol Hill, on December 18, 2019, prior to votes in the House of Representatives on the impeachment of President Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. #

Children hold up statues of baby Jesus as Pope Francis blesses them during the Angelus noon prayer, which he celebrated from the window of his studio overlooking Saint Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on December 15, 2019. #

Workers are photographed during construction of a wind farm, part of a poverty-alleviation project, in Sihong County, Jiangsu province, China, as it enters the tower-hoisting stage on December 18, 2019. #

A face mask sits on the statue of Saint Teresa in Pristina, Kosovo, on December 19, 2019. Pristina and many other cities across Kosovo experienced high levels of visible air pollution. Over the past few months, Pristina was listed as one of the cities suffering from the worst air quality in the world. #

Emma Harper raises awareness of the illegal puppy trade and responsible ownership at a photo call in the Scottish Parliament, in Edinburgh, Scotland, on December 19, 2019. #

A black-rhinoceros calf stands in its pen at the Zoo Bassin d'Arcachon, in La Teste-de-Buch, France, on December 19, 2019. The calf, born on December 6, is the first of its species ever to be born in France, and only the second in Europe this year. The black rhinoceros is classified as critically endangered. #

Orangutan Bon Bon looks out from inside a cage after arriving at the Kualanamu International Airport, in Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, from Bali on December 17, 2019. The baby orangutan was drugged by a Russian trafficker in a failed bid to smuggle it out of Bali, but was rescued and will be released back into the wild. #

A ScotRail train crosses the Forth Bridge, in South Queensferry, Scotland, as Scottish Labour Transport Spokesperson Colin Smyth claims that the latest performance figures show the worst punctuality ratings for a year, on December 16, 2019. The claim was made the day after new rail timetables went into effect throughout the United Kingdom. #

Airplane fuselages bound for Boeing's 737 Max production facility sit in storage at their top supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, in Wichita, Kansas, on December 17, 2019. #

People stand in front of Mario Leicht's decorated house, in Walschleben, Germany, on December 17, 2019. Leicht decorates his family home every year. This year, there are probably 145,000 lights and aabout eight kilometers of light strings and tubes. #

Young women sing carols as they hold candles to celebrate Saint Lucia's Day in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Katarina, in St. Petersburg, Russia, on December 13, 2019. #