December 30, 2025, Tokyo, Japan: Japanese Prime Minister SANAE TAKAICHI rings a bell at a ceremony after the last trading of the year at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. Japan's share prices closed at 50,339.48 yen, marking the highest year-end close at the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

December 30, 2025, Hamburg, Germany: At sunrise on the jetties in the harbor, a man lures seagulls with bread in Hamburg.

December 30, 2025, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory: Citizens bid farewell to the body of Muhammad Bakr (35 years old), a fisherman, after he was killed by Israeli naval fire targeting fishing boats off the coast of Gaza City.

December 30, 2025, Saint Tropez, France: The Saint Tropez Town Hall installs two portraits of Brigitte Bardot on the building's facade in Saint Tropez, following the death of the actress, singer and animal rights activist at the age of 91 in her home.

December 29, 2025, Beijing, China: Actress JANINE CHANG CHUN-NING attends the premiere of the film 'The Fire Raven' in Beijing, China.

December 30, 2025, Vienna, Austria: TV show host LEONA KOENIG presents the promising young talents of 'The Golden Note' competition interacting with established stars from various genres. In 'Stars and Talents,' the highly gifted young people and their prominent role models are followed during their rehearsals, providing private insights into the lives of the children and teenagers, and featuring personal interviews with the artists. Credit Image: © Roman Zach-Kiesling/Action Press via ZUMA Press)

December 30, 2025, Davos, Switzerland: JAN EBERLE (L) of Sparta Praha vies for the puck with VINCENT BORGESI of US Collegiate Selects during their match at the Spengler Cup Davos in Davos Switzerland. The two teams played to a 2:2 draw.

December 30, 2025, Davos, Switzerland: Goalkeeper JAKUB KOVAR of Sparta Praha cant stop the puck during the Spengler Cup Davos match between US Collegiate Selects and HC Sparta Praha at Zondacrypto Arena in Davos, Switzerland. The two teams played to a 2:2 draw.

December 30, 2025, Moscow, Russia: CSKA Moscow's VITALY ABRAMOV gets checked by Dynamo Moscow's DANIIL PYLENKOV during their 2025/2026 KHL Regular Season ice hockey match at CSKA Arena in Moscow.

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.

ICE 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.

November 20, 2025, Rancho Cordova, California, USA: Michelle Glass holds the hand of her 2-month-old son, ANDREW JAMES GLASS, on a changing table as he smiles at his handmade birth announcement plaque, in Rancho Cordova. Andrew was named after his uncle, Andrew James Mathew Pringle, who died in 2023 after being hit by a driver who ran a red light in Rosemont.