January 2, 2025

A man breaks ice to move his boat on the partly frozen Dal lake in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir.

Palestinians gather to receive food cooked by an aid kitchen in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip as the Israel-Hamas conflict continues.

An Afghan woman asks for money or food from passersby along a street in Kabul.

Filipino Catholic devotees raise their hands to be blessed with holy water during the parade in honor of the Black Nazarene ahead of its feast day, in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines.

A drone view shows a boat lying across the partly drained Bridgewater Canal after a piece of the canal embankment collapsed during heavy rain near Little Bollington, Britain.

Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates after defeating Britain's Katie Boulter in their quaterfinal match at the United Cup tennis tournament in Sydney, Australia.

A skater observes pancakes snow on the frozen Lake des Rousses in Les Rousses, central-eastern France, Jan. 1, 2025. Pancakes snow forms when slushy ice in water clumps into round, mostly flat shapes due to waves or currents.

(From left to right) Japan's Empress Emerita Michiko, Emperor Emeritus Akihito, Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, Princess Aiko, Crown Prince Akishino, Crown Princess Kiko and Princess Kako wave to well-wishers during a public appearance for New Year celebrations at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

Cars drive up to the top of the Feldberg mountain near Frankfurt, Germany.

This picture taken from the southeastern France village of La Roquebrussanne shows an aurora borealis early on January 1, 2025.

Members of the 'Ekum Baba' light up the streets of Banjul ahead of the yearly hunting festival in Banjul, Gambia on January 1, 2025. Rooted in tradition, this vibrant celebration marks the New Year with music, dancing, and a fierce yet friendly competition between hunting societies for the title of the best display of animal heads, masks and costumes.