Today in Pictures, Dec 3, 2021

Man holding shotgun outside UN headquarters in New York City arrested, Merlion lit in pink to raise awareness for breast cancer, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Dec 03, 2021, 10:30 AM

A man holds a gun under his chin as he speaks with members of the NYPD outside the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., December 2, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

New York City Police department officers and Emergency Service Unit members speak to a man holding a gun on the sidewalk in front of the United Nations Headquarters building in New York City, New York, USA, December 2, 2021. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

The Merlion is lit in pink to raise awareness for breast cancer as seen in a photo taken on December 2, 2021.
PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/DESMOND FOO

Grab co-founders, Anthony Tan and Tan Hooi Ling at the Nasdaq Bell Ringing Ceremony at Shangri-La Hotel on December 2, 2021. Super-app Grab Holdings made an encouraging market debut after completing its US$40 billion (S$54.7 billion) merger with special purpose acquisition company (Spac) Altimeter Growth Corp.
PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/ARIFFIN JAMAR

Participants prepare kimchi, a traditional Korean dish of spicy fermented cabbage and radish, during a kimchi making festival at the Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul on December 2, 2021, before it is distributed among the less privileged from the local neighbourhood. PHOTO: AFP

A monk blesses a train during a Buddhist ceremony one day prior to the handover ceremony of the high-speed rail project linking the Chinese southwestern city of Kunming with Vientiane, in Vientiane, Laos, December 2, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

A gallery worker poses with the Ai-Da Robot at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford Britain, December 1, 2021. Ai-Da is an ultra-realistic robot with Artificial Intelligence capabilities. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Indian Navy marine commandos demonstrate their skills during a rehearsal ahead of Navy Day celebrations in Mumbai, India, December 2, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

People watch the 89th lighting of the The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in New York City, U.S., December 1, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

People in a swimming pool look at the illuminations, video projections, and fire show 'Les Baignades feeriques' (Fairy baths) at the 'Les Bains de Lavey' thermal baths in Lavey-les-Bains, Switzerland, December 1, 2021. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Visitors view British street artist Banksy's mural "Pillow Fight" during a preview of the exhibition "The world of Banksy, the immersive experience" at the Milano Centrale main railway station in Milan on December 2, 2021. PHOTO: AFP

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