Nigerian government officials say that more than 300 schoolboys, who had been abducted in an attack claimed by Boko Haram, have been freed. Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Microsoft President Brad Smith said the hack into IT management firm SolarWinds affected dozens of Microsoft's customers. Altaf Qadri/AP hide caption
China's Chang'e-5 probe returned to Earth this week after collecting samples of the lunar surface to Earth for the first time in almost 45 years. China National Space Administration/Xinhua via AP hide caption
An older sister in Kenya carries her baby sibling. A new study looks at the impact of a big sister's caregiving. Wendy Stone/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
The Court of Arbitration for Sport's decision means Russian athletes will not compete under their nation's name and flag in the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, scheduled for 2021, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games and the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Ahmet Furkan Mercan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption
Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual year-end news conference went remote this year, as he addressed reporters from the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow via a video link Thursday. Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The United Kingdom and European Union flags are at the VIP entrance before the arrival of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at EU headquarters in Brussels on Dec. 9. Olivier Hoslet/Pool/AP hide caption
French President Emmanuel Macron will isolate himself for seven days after testing positive for the coronavirus. Yoan Valat/AP hide caption
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Thursday that the government will purchase two new COVID-19 vaccines from pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Novavax. The advance purchase gives every New Zealander the ability to be able to be vaccinated. Phil Walter/Getty Images hide caption
Arush Nand plays the young Arjie at his make-believe wedding in Funny Boy. ARRAY hide caption
In 'Funny Boy,' A Young Sri Lankan Gay Man Comes Of Age As Ethnic Tensions Explode
In the wake of the 2015 attack in Paris, "Je Suis Charlie" became a rallying cry for demonstrators grieving the victims at the controversial French publication Charlie Hebdo. On Wednesday, a French court found 14 individuals guilty of supporting the massacre. Hussein Malla/AP hide caption
French actresses Nadege Beausson-Diagne, Mata Gabin, Maimouna Gueye, Eye Haidara, Rachel Khan, Aissa Maiga, Sara Martins, Marie-Philomene Nga, Sabine Pakora, Firmine Richard, Sonia Rolland, Magaajyia Silberfeld, Shirley Souagnon, Assa Sylla, Karidja Toure, at the 71st Cannes Film Festival. They together wrote the book "Noire n'est pas mon metier" (Black is not my job). Eric Gaillard/REUTERS hide caption
A jetliner arrives at London's Heathrow Airport earlier this year. On Wednesday, the U.K.'s highest court reversed a ban on the airport's controversial plans for a third runway. Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Students wear masks at a school in Baghdad. Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption
A joint investigation by Bellingcat and other media outlets found evidence that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was trailed by Russian spy agents for years before he was poisoned in August. Yuri Kadobnov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Businessman Peter Nygard arrives at Norby Walters' 26th Annual Night Of 100 Stars Oscar Viewing at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 28, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo (center) at a Paris council meeting in July after winning reelection. Thibault Camus/AP hide caption