South Korean soldiers work at the wreckage of a passenger plane at Muan International Airport in Muan-gun, South Korea, on Dec. 29, 2024. A plane carrying 181 people, Jeju Air Flight 7C2216, crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea after exceeding the runway and colliding with a wall, resulting in an explosion. It's feared 179 people were killed, leaving only two survivors. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
Protesters march to demand resignation of Valencian regional president Carlos Mazon over his handling of October floods in Valencia, Spain, on Dec. 29, 2024. The floods that started on Oct. 29, 2024, in the Valencia region killed 231 people, with thousands of victims now spending Christmas without loved ones, homes, or property. Jose Jordan/AFP via Getty Images
Nitish Kumar Reddy of India dives for a catch during day four of the Men's Fourth Test Match in the series between Australia and India at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, on Dec. 29, 2024. Robert Cianflone/Getty Images
Mikheil Kavelashvili (C), elected by lawmakers as Georgia's new President, takes the oath during his swearing-in ceremony at the parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Dec. 29, 2024. Irakli Gedenidze/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
People mourn during a funeral of the crew members of the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 killed in a deadly plane crash in Kazakhstan this week, at the II Alley of Honor in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Dec. 29, 2024. AP photo
A boy affected by cyclone Chido draws on a piece of paper during a food distribution at Paulette Henry Primary School in the city of Mamoudzou, on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Dec. 29, 2024. Patrick Meinhardt/AFP via Getty Images
Damage from a storm through that rolled through the night before at the heart of downtown in Athens, Ala., on Dec. 29, 2024 AP Photo/Lance George
Venezuelan BMX rider Daniel Dhers (C) rides with other cyclists during a tour in Caracas, Venezuela, on Dec. 29, 2024. Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images
An Air Canada Express flight operated by Pal Airlines skidded off the runway Saturday night after catching fire at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Dec. 29, 2024. Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP
A woman holds a slogan which reads “Third winter in captivity, Free Azov” as relatives and friends of Ukrainian prisoners of war from the Azov Brigade and other units take part in a rally to call for their exchange with Russian prisoners at St. Sophia Square in Kyiv on Dec. 29, 2024. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images
A person walks with a dog after snowfall in a park on the Main river embankment in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on Dec. 29, 2024. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images
Thiago Motta, head coach of Juventus, reacts during the Serie A match between Juventus and Fiorentina at Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 29, 2024. Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images
Smoke billowing after an Israeli strike in the north of the Palestinian territory on Dec. 29, 2024. Omar Al- Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images
Polling station officials display a banner at a polling station at the beginning of the local, provincial and legislative elections in N'Djamena, Chad, on Dec. 29, 2024. Joris Bolomey/AFP via Getty Images
Assa Traore with journalists at a white march for Abass, a teenager killed in a brawl in Paris, France, on Dec. 29, 2024. Bastien Ohier/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
A cyclist rides across a field amid dense fog on a cold winter morning at a village in Jalandhar, India, on Dec. 29, 2024. Shammi Mehra/AFP via Getty Images
People dressed as Santa Claus take part in the annual Christmas city race in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Dec. 29, 2024. Robert Atanasovski/AFP via Getty Images
Madagascar ring-tailed lemurs huddle together at the Exzootic Indoor Zoo at the Avenues Mall in Kuwait city, Kuwait, on Dec. 29, 2024. Yasser Al-Zayat/AFP via Getty Images
Two men dressed as Brodacze (Bearded men) pose for the picture with a young woman in Slawatycze, Podlasie region in eastern Poland on Dec. 29, 2024. Brodacze are a local new year tradition in Slawatycze in the Podlasie region and specific to this one town in Poland. On the last three days of the year, local young men dressed as bearded figures, wearing special masks and colorful costumes parade through the streets of Slawatycze and hassle passers-by to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new one. Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images
