January 1, 2026, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory: Children participate in a vigil at the Beach Camp west of Gaza City on New Year's Eve 2026, holding candles and banners expressing their hopes and dreams for the new year. The children of Gaza are suffering from dire humanitarian conditions more than two years after the war, deprived of safety, education, and shelter. They live in fear and with severe shortages of food and healthcare, leaving deep psychological and physical scars on their lives and futures.

January 1, 2026, New York City, New York, USA: ZOHRAN MAMDANI and RAMA DUWAJI onstage after Mamdani was sworn in as the 112th Mayor of New York City. Politicians and other supporters gathered at City Hall for a large public ceremony. Mamdani is the city's first Muslim mayor, its first of South Asian descent and the first to be born in Africa. At 34, he is also the city's youngest mayor since the late 19th century.

January 1, 2026, New York, New York, USA: In freezing temperatures performers dance to a marching band at the Mamdani Mayoral Inauguration block party near City Hall on New Year's Day.

January 1, 2026, Cheltenham, UK: ZARA TINDALL spotted at Cheltenham Racecourse.

December 30, 2025, Seoul, South Korea: South Korean actress HAN SO-EUN, who stars in the new drama ''To My Beloved Thief,'' poses for a photo during a publicity event in Seoul. The first episode of the drama will be aired by the KBS TV network on Jan. 3.

January 1, 2026, Lyuliang, China: Singer JIKE JUNYI performs on the stage during China Media Group (CMG) New Year gala in Lyuliang City, Shanxi Province of China. Credit Image: © Imago via ZUMA Press)

January 1, 2026, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bayern, Germany: DOMEN PREVC (SLO) in action during the Ski Jumping 74 Four Hills Tournament 2025 26 New Year's Ski Jumping, large hill, men, in Garmisch Partenkirchen.

January 1, 2026, Sigulda, Latvia: TUDOR STEFAN HANDARIS and SEBASTIAN MOTZCA of Romania in action during a training run at the the FIL Eberspacher Luge World Cup in Sigulda, Latvia.

January 01, 2026, Bavaria, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany: JAN HOERL (Austria) in action at the Nordic skiing/ski jumping: Four Hills Tournament, World Cup, large hill, men, 1st round.

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.