January 4, 2026, Munich, Germany: A man and a woman take advantage of the beautiful weather in the Olympic Park for a walk. (L-R) The towers of the town hall, the church ''Alter Peter'' and the Frauenkirche can be seen in the background.

January 4, 2026, Los Angeles, California, USA: Items are displayed at the Oddities & Curiosities Expo as it makes its first stop of 2026 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The expo is a traveling emporium of the odd and macabre including taxidermy, horror and gothic items, funeral memorabilia, original artwork, animals in formaldehyde, skulls, bones and the like.

January 4, 2026, Caracas, Distrito Capital, Venezuela: A poster with an image of the late President Hugo Chavez and President Nicolas Maduro captured by the United States, with the phrase 'It's Time for Freedom.' on the streets of Caracas the day after the United States government launched a military attack on the city and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.

January 4, 2026, Los Angeles, California, USA: ARIANA GRANDE on the red carpet of the 31st Critics Choice Awards on Sunday at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica.

January 4, 2026, Madrid, Spain: Social media influencers MARIA POMBO and PABLO CASTELLANO leave the hospital with their daughter, Martina, in Madrid, Spain.

04 January 2026, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bonn: Presenter CATHY HUMMELS takes to the stage at the 2026 Celebrity Darts World Championships.

January 4, 2026, Paris, France: PSG defender MARQUINHOS holds the Intercontinental Cup as Paris Saint-Germain players celebrate it with their supporters at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris.

January 4, 2026, Madrid, Spain: Real Madrid CF players celebrate a goal during the La Liga EA Sports 2025/2026 week 18 football match between Real Madrid CF and Real Betis Balompie at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Final score: Real Madrid CF 5:1 Real Betis Balompie.

January 4, 2026, Houston, Texas, USA: Texans quarterback C.J. STROUD (7) scores a touchdown during an NFL game between the Houston Texans and the Indianapolis Colts in Houston. The Texans won, 38-30.

December 23, 2025, New York, New York, USA: The masked ICE agents and federal officers making detainments of migrants after court hearings at the Jacob Javits Federal building during President Trump's controversial immigration reform policies amid a mass deportation effort in New York, NY from June-December, 2025. (PHOTOS ARE NOT POSED). In balaclavas and sunglasses, they spend most of their days waiting against walls with papers bearing photos of their 'target.' A few in supervisory roles are unmasked but most agents say the masks save them from doxing and protect their families from the animosity towards them in society. Critics believe masks are intimidating and further traumatize children witnessing detainments of their parents, and that they should be required to show their identity and be held accountable the same as police officers. Legal efforts to unmask them are ongoing. There is a vast political divide in America. Some protest, decrying a lack of due process with echoes of Nazi Germany and a slippery slide into fascism. Others applaud. And daily, detentions continue.

December 21, 2025, New York, New York, USA: MONICA and RUBEN from Ecuador with their children CHRISTOPHER and ROSA lease after attending service at St. Peters Church in New York. He credits the diligence of his lawyers and his wife's relentless efforts for his release from ICE detention. Their journey to this new land included five weeks traversing Mexico by foot and then they were detained at the border. For now, they are reveling in family time, but a constant cloud hangs over their modest apartment in Queens as the future is uncertain. They fear vehicles with tinted windows that park outside their building. Both Reuben and Monica have new hearings looming in the new year.

December 21, 2025, New York, New York, USA: Monica and Ruben's children CHRISTOPHER and ROSA from Ecuador drive from their apartment in Brooklyn to a worship service at St. Peters Church in New York. He credits the diligence of his lawyers and his wife's relentless efforts for his release from ICE detention. Their journey to this new land included five weeks traversing Mexico by foot and then they were detained at the border. For now, they are reveling in family time, but a constant cloud hangs over their modest apartment in Queens as the future is uncertain.