A Romanian soldier in a tank takes part in a military parade to mark the country’s National Holiday in Bucharest on Dec. 1, 2025. Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images|December 01, 2025Updated:December 01, 2025Christmas decorations at the White House with a ‘Home Is Where the Heart Is’ theme on Dec. 1, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesA house inundated by floodwaters in Wellampitiya on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Dec. 1, 2025. At least 340 people have been killed, Sri Lankan officials said, with many more missing. Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images