The World This Week In Ten Pictures: December 28 2025-January 4 2026
Soldiers are seen patrolling along the Syrian-Lebanon border. January 2, 2026 Photograph: Bakr Alkasem/AFP/Getty
Women are seen attending an even that marks the sixth anniversary of the killing of Qasem Soleimani.. January 2, 2026 Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA
Flowers and stuffed animals are seen at a memorial site for the victims who died in the bar fire in Switzerland. January 2, 2026 Photograph: Jean-Christophe Bott/EPA
Zohran Mamdani is seen being sworn in as the Mayor of New York City. January 1, 2026 Photograph: Yuki Iwamura/AP
Firefighters in Ukraine fight a fire caused by a Russian airstrike. January 1, 2026 Photograph: Ukrainian Emergency Service/AFP/Getty
President Putin of Russia is seen addressing the nation at the turn of the new year. January 1, 2026 Photograph: Dmitri Lovetsky/AP
A woman is seen walking through a park in Ukraine. January 1, 2026 Photograph: Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty
People in Sydney shine the flashlights on their phone during a minute of silence for the victims killed in the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach. December 31, 2025 Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images
People are seen attending a funeral prayer for the former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. December 31, 2025 Photograph: Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP
Two trains in Peru crashed head on into each other which resulted in the death of one and at least 40 injured. December 31, 2025 Photograph: Carolina Paucar/AFP/Getty Images
