January 1, 2026, Kathmandu, Nepal: A member of Nepal Army rides horse during the first sunrise of 2026 in Kathmandu.

January 1, 2026, Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil: Fireworks explode in the sky above Copacabana Beach during New Year's Eve celebrations as more than 2.5 million people gather along the shoreline to welcome the New Year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Despite warnings of heavy surf and dangerous currents, revelers rushed into the ocean, prompting multiple rescues. Earlier this year, Copacabana was recognized by Guinness World Records as hosting the world’s largest New Year's Eve celebration.

January 1, 2026, New York, New York, USA: First moments after the ball drop at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026 in Times Square in New York, New York.

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, 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 1, 2026, Baal, Belgium: Dutch MATHIEU VAN DER POEL celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the men's elite race of the 'GP Sven Nys' cyclocross cycling event in Baal, stage 6/8 in the X2O Badkamers 'Trofee Veldrijden' competition.

January 1, 2026, London, England: Multiple exposure of RYAN SEARLE in action on the oche in his quarter final match against J. Clayton at the PDC Paddy Power World Darts Championship Day Eighteen at Alexandra Palace, London, England.

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.