Smoke billows after Israeli warplanes targeted the Rihan Heights in the southern Lebanese district of Jezzine on Jan. 2, 2026. Despite a November 2024 cease-fire that was supposed to end more than a year of hostilities between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group, Israel has kept up strikes on Lebanon and has maintained troops in five areas it deems strategic. Rabih Daher/AFP via Getty Images
Workers and union activists from Pakistani state-owned enterprises (SOEs) march during a protest in Karachi, Pakistan, on Jan. 2, 2026, following the government's approval of a five-year privatization plan targeting 24 SOEs in three phases. Rizwan Tabassum/AFP via Getty Images
A woman pulls a child on a sleigh in a snow-covered street in Aalborg, Denmark, on Jan. 2, 2026. Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images
American actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie inspects the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Jan. 2, 2026. Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip is a vital corridor for aid delivery to the Palestinian territory, although crossings remain closed to civilian traffic except for occasional medical evacuations. Ali Moustafa/Getty Images
A jet flies past the January full moon, also known as Wolf Moon, over Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on Jan. 2, 2026. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images
Travelers stand as flights are canceled and delayed due to weather conditions at Schiphol Airport, Netherlands, on Jan. 2, 2026. Koen van Weel/ANP/AFP via Getty Images
Snow covers the high ground of North Wales and Snowdonia after overnight freezing temperatures in Llanrwst, United Kingdom, on Jan. 2, 2026. The UK's Met Office issued yellow-tier snow and ice warnings across parts of England and Wales, although the most severe alerts were for parts of Scotland. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Mourners gather near the site of a fire that killed around 40 people as it ripped through a bar during New Year's Eve celebrations in the Alpine ski resort town of Crans-Montana, Switzerland, on Jan. 2, 2026. Maxime Schmid/AFP via Getty Images
This image grab from an AFPTV footage shows smoke billowing after airstrikes that killed seven people in Yemen on Jan. 2, 2025, as a Saudi-led coalition hit back against a sweeping advance by the UAE-backed Southern Transition Council (STC) that threatens to spiral into a major confrontation. Saudi Arabia and the UAE have for years supported rival factions in Yemen's government-run territories, but the STC's offensive has angered Riyadh and left the oil-rich Gulf powers at loggerheads. AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images
A local boy feeds the pigeons in a public square in Doha, Qatar, on Jan. 2, 2026. Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images
Firefighters extinguish a fire on a residential building following a Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Jan. 2, 2026. Darya Nazarova/AFP via Getty Images
A tourist is assisted after being evacuated from a hotel during a 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Acapulco, Mexico, on Jan. 2, 2026. A 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook Mexico City and parts of southwestern Guerrero state on Friday, the national seismological service confirmed. Francisco Robles/AFP via Getty Images
A pedestrian walks in the snow and rain in Tokyo's Koto district on Jan. 2, 2026. Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images
A family takes a selfie with an Olympics installation during their visit to the international flower show at the Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad, India, on Jan. 2, 2026. Shammi Mehra/AFP via Getty Images
A cyclist travels along a street engulfed in dense fog in Lahore, Pakistan, on Jan. 2, 2026. Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after the opening bell in New York on Jan. 2, 2026. Wall Street stocks mostly rose to start the new year on Friday, with some advances in tech, while home goods stocks picked up too as President Donald Trump postponed planned tariff hikes. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
A snow plough is seen on the A93 as an “amber” snow warning was issued in Aboyne, Scotland, on Jan. 2, 2026. Severe conditions were forecast in Scotland as winter weather swept across the UK. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
