Also on this day in 2020 online videos purported to show that Iranian security forces fired both live ammunition and tear gas to disperse demonstrators protesting against the Islamic Republic's initial denial that it shot down a Ukrainian jetliner. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2020, Lebanese security forces lobbed tear gas at protesters outside the country's central bank. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2019, police detained several hundred protesters in some of India's biggest cities as they defied bans on assembly that authorities imposed to stop widespread demonstrations against a new citizenship law that opponents say threatens the country's secular democracy. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2020, Queen Elizabeth II agreed to grant Prince Harry and Meghan their wish to move part-time to Canada. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2019 rail workers, teachers, doctors, lawyers and others joined a nationwide day of protests and strikes denouncing French President Emmanuel Macron's plans to overhaul the pension system. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.

Also on this day in 2019 Donald Trump said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be planning to give him "a nice present" such as a "beautiful vase" for Christmas rather than a missile launch. See more top news photos as selected by the Associated Press.