Today in Pictures, Dec 18, 2025
Action from the 33rd SEA Games, North Koreans paying respects to their late leaders, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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Singaporean indoor hockey player Lam Shi Le in action against the Philippines in the ice hockey women's team semifinals at the SEA Games, held at Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena in Bangkok on Dec 17, 2025.
ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
People visiting Mansu Hill to lay bouquets of flowers in front of statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, to mark the 14th anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il, the father of current leader Kim Jong Un, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec 17, 2025.
PHOTO: AFP
Brightening Lives returns with its signature light projection themed Thriving Beyond Limits. Presented in collaboration with community partner and local philanthropic organisation, The Majurity Trust, the projections will feature a captivating series of original art by artists with disabilities from ART:DIS, a local non-profit dedicated to providing learning and livelihood opportunities through art. The Brightening Lives projections will run from Dec 26 to 31, 2025.
ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
Volunteers mopping the court between quarters at the netball women’s final at Chanthanayingyong Gymnasium during the SEA Games in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec 17, 2025.
ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
Singapore athletes Shanti Pereira and Calvin Quek with the rest of the track and field contingent arriving at Changi Airport Terminal 3, following the conclusion of their 2025 SEA Games campaign in Thailand on Dec 17, 2025.
ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
People riding a Ferris wheel at the Fairyland Malta Christmas Village as the sun is partly hidden behind clouds in Valletta, Malta, on Dec 17, 2025.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A woman walking down a spiral staircase in the Xiyuetang bookstore in Beijing, China, on Dec 17, 2025.
PHOTO: AFP
Aerial picture of Kuwait City and its skyline as the sun sets on Dec 17, 2025.
PHOTO: AFP
A displaced Palestinian child climbing the fence of the Aida refugee camp's football pitch, next to the separation wall during a training session outside Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, on Dec 16, 2025, a few weeks after an Israeli military decision to demolish the field.
PHOTO: AFP
Starlings flying in murmuration above the roofs of Rome, Italy, during sunset on Dec 17, 2025.
PHOTO: AFP
