Workers sell joints of meat during the annual Christmas Eve meat auction at Smithfield Market in London on Dec. 24, 2025. For the past century, the historic market traditionally held a meat sale on Christmas Eve where traders sell off surplus meats. In 2024, it was announced that Smithfield, the largest wholesale meat market in the UK, would permanently close by 2028. The closure will bring an end to more than 800 years of trading at the location. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images|December 24, 2025Updated:December 24, 2025Girls wearing Santa Claus costumes practice before taking part in the 40th annual Christmas parade in Nazareth, Israel, on Dec. 24, 2025. Nazareth, the purported childhood home of Jesus according to the New Testament, has seen a return of Christmas season tourism this year after two years in which celebrations were muted amid the war in Gaza. Nazareth, in Israel’s Galilee region, is a predominately Arab and Muslim town, about one-third of whose residents are Christian. Amir Levy/Getty ImagesHonduran National Police members get ready to remove burning tires set by supporters of the ruling Libertad y Refundacion party to block the road connecting Tegucigalpa with northern Honduras, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Dec. 24, 2025. The protest takes place as the National Electoral Council prepares to announce the winner of last month’s presidential election, which current tallies show is being led by conservative Nasry Asfura of the opposition National Party, supported by U.S. President Donald Trump. Orlando Sierra/AFP via Getty Images
Day in Photos: Christmas Meat Auction, Delegation Plane Crash, and California Storm
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