A photo taken during a media tour at Israel's Tzrifin military base, on Dec. 30, 2025, shows rockets displayed along with weapons seized by Israeli forces in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
An ice fisherman starts his auger before drilling a hole in the ice on Long Lake following a freezing rainstorm in Harrison, Maine, on Dec. 30, 2025. Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo
Activists protest outside the Aceh House of Representatives (DPRA) building in Banda Aceh, on Dec. 30, 2025, demanding that the Indonesian government upgrade recent flash floods in Sumatra that killed over 1,100 people to national disaster status and to facilitate acquiring foreign humanitarian aid to those affected. Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP via Getty Images
Employees of a private company, supervised by the Anti-Pollution Centre, collect sand contaminated by an accidental spill of petroleum products into the sea on a beach in Grand-Bassam, a resort town near Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Dec. 30, 2025. The “accidental discharge of petroleum products” on Dec. 27 on the outskirts of Abidjan has led to access restrictions and a ban on swimming at several tourist beaches, authorities said. Sia Kambou/AFP via Getty Images
A street entertainer dressed as Father Christmas makes soap bubbles in central Paris on Dec. 30, 2025. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images
Thai farmers drain a rice paddy after returning to work on their fields following weeks of conflict along the Thailand-Cambodia border in Kantharalak district in Thailand's eastern Sisaket province on Dec. 30, 2025. Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an immediate ceasefire on Dec. 27, pledging to end renewed border clashes that killed dozens and displaced more than a million people this month. Amaury Paul/AFP via Getty Images
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi strikes the bell to mark the closure of the end-of-year trading session at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Dec. 30, 2025. Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP via Getty Images
Damaged military vehicles, sent by the United Arab Emirates to support Southern Transitional Council separatist forces, are shown after an air strike carried out by the Saudi-led coalition in the port of Mukalla, southern Yemen, on Dec. 30, 2025. Saudi Arabia on Dec. 30 called the UAE's support for the separatist offensive in Yemen a threat to the kingdom and regional security, hours after a Riyadh-led coalition launched strikes against the Emirati-backed forces. AFP via Getty Images
People walk among New Year decorations in the form of planets in central Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Dec. 30, 2025. Olga Maltseva/AFP via Getty Images
People buy vegetables at a market in the old quarters of Delhi, India, on Dec. 30, 2025. Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images
A member of the Guinean Special Forces unit stands guard outside the Directorate General of Elections during the announcement of official partial results of the presidential election in Conakry, Guinea, on Dec. 30, 2025. Patrick Meinhardt/AFP via Getty Images
Kendric Davis of the Kings during the round 14 NBL match between Sydney Kings and Brisbane Bullets at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on Dec. 30, 2025. Jason McCawley/Getty Images
An aerial view of homes next to the under-construction Astley Business Park warehouses in Wigan, England, on Dec. 30, 2025. The Astley Warehouse Action Group argues that the warehouse project behind the Henfold Estate has caused property damage and breathing difficulties for those nearby. They also object to the aesthetic impact of the buildings. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Sudanese displaced from the Heglig area in western Sudan wait to receive humanitarian aid at the Abu al-Naga displacement Camp in the in Gedaref State, some 260 miles east of the capital Khartoum, on Dec. 30, 2025. Since its outbreak in April 2023, the war between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced nearly 12 million. Abdulrahman Gumaa/AFP via Getty Images
Taiwanese Coast Guard Administration vessel Su'ao (CG612) sails at the Keelung Harbor in Keelung, on Dec. 30, 2025, amid Chinese military drills around Taiwan. China launched missiles and deployed dozens of fighter aircraft and navy vessels around Taiwan for a second day of live-fire drills aimed at simulating a blockade of the self-ruled island's key ports and assaults on maritime targets. Cheng Yu-chen/AFP via Getty Images
A roadside vendor makes bread along a road amid dense smog in Lahore, Pakistan, on Dec. 30, 2025. Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images
Travelers line up for Eurostar services at St. Pancras International station in London on Dec. 30, 2025. Power problems and a stuck train interrupted rail services through the undersea Channel Tunnel connecting the United Kingdom and continental Europe, operators said, stranding passengers during the busy end-of-year holidays. Alberto Pezzali/AP Photo
Pyrotechnicians Lynn Wiseman (R) and Sam Hutchinson (L) prepare New Year's fireworks around Edinburgh Castle ahead of the annual Hogmanay street party in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on Dec. 30, 2025, which culminates in a midnight fireworks display over the castle. An estimated 100,000 people from dozens of countries are expected in the city for New Year events on Dec. 31. Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images
A newborn elephant calf, Mook Uhm, born on Christmas Eve, is seen outside for the first time at Artis Zoo in Amsterdam on Dec. 30, 2025. Dingena Mol/ANP/AFP via Getty Images
