January 1, 2026, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia: An aerial drone photo shows fireworks exploding in the sky in celebration of the New Year in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 1, 2026.

January 1, 2026, Hong Kong, China: Children posing for a photo at the Hong Kong New Year Countdown event at Central in Hong Kong.

January 1, 2026, Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan: Kaohsiung's E-Da World lit up with a 999-second fireworks extravaganza, pulling in 56,000 revelers worldwide for blue meteor showers and Horse Year themes.

- 31 December 2025, Hamburg: Two visitors stand in front of the floating stage of the ZDF New Year's Eve show on the Chicagokai in front of the Westfield Hamburg-Ãœberseequartier in Hafencity. The ZDF New Year's Eve show takes place in Hamburg's Hafencity for the first time.

- 31 December 2025, Hamburg: A small opening firework display can be seen above the floating stage of the ZDF New Year's Eve show on the Chicagokai in front of the Westfield Hamburg-Ãœberseequartier in Hafencity. The ZDF New Year's Eve show is taking place in Hamburg's Hafencity for the first time.

December 31, 2025, Saint Tropez, France: Brigitte Bardot tribute during the setup of a public condolence book at Saint Tropez Town Hall in Saint Tropez, France. The book allows residents and visitors to pay homage to the actress, singer and animal rights advocate who died at age 91.

December 31, 2025, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany: DOMEN PREVC (SLO) in action during the Ski Jumping FIS World Cup, Four Hills Tournament.

December 31, 2025, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany: DOMEN PREVC (SLO) winner of the qualification, gives a thumbs up during the Ski Jumping FIS World Cup, Four Hills Tournament.

December 31, 2025, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany: HALVOR EGNER GRANERUD (NOR) in action during the Ski Jumping FIS World Cup, Four Hills Tournament, large hill, men, qualification.

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.