Big Shots: This Week's News in Photos

Lisbon, Portugal—Children dressed as Santa Claus participate in a parade held to collect food for the needy, December 12. Rafael Marchante/Reuters

London—Passengers cross the River Thames in cable cars with the moon in the background, Greenwich Peninsula, December 11. Toby Melville/Reuters

London—Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May reacts as the Downing Street Christmas tree lights are turned on, December 8. Stefan Wermuth/Reuters

Cannon Ball, North Dakota—Protesters celebrate on December 4 after hearing that the Obama administration had halted work on the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Native Americans and environmentalists have camped out in teepees and tents since... David Goldman/AP

Rome—An anti-referendum poster shows Italian Premier Matteo Renzi on December 5, the day after voters soundly rejected his constitutional referendum in yet another massive blow to Europe’s political establishment. The leader of Lega Nord, the... Gregorio Borgia/AP

Vienna—Just when it seemed as if Europe’s populist revolt couldn’t be stopped, it was. On December 4, Austria’s Alexander Van der Bellen, a former Green Party leader who ran as an independent, defeated Norbert Hofer,... Leonhard Foeger/Reuters

Baire, Cuba—People declared him dead on dozens of occasions, but this time it was real: Fidel Castro, Cuba’s controversial leader, died November 25 at age 90. For the next nine days, Cubans mourned his passing.... Rodrigo Abd/AP