Day in Photos: Release of Hostages to Israel, Military Confrontation Preparation, and New York Dog ShowDay in Photos: Release of Hostages to Israel, Military Confrontation Preparation, and New York Dog Show
Newly released Israeli hostage Daniella Gilboa, waves as she leaves a military helicopter upon landing at the Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, Israel, on Jan. 25, 2025. Yossi Zamir/AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: Release of Hostages to Israel, Military Confrontation Preparation, and New York Dog Show

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Vice President JD Vance swears in Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who stands alongside his wife Jennifer Rauchet and their children in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington on Jan. 25, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images
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Smoke billows from an armored personnel carrier of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo left on the side of the road in Nzulo, on the main road linking the North Kivu capital Goma to the town of Sake, on Jan. 25, 2025. Jospin Mwisha/AFP via Getty Images
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk speaks live via a video transmission during the election campaign launch rally of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party as AfD supporters wave German flags in Halle, Germany, on Jan. 25, 2025. Musk is a supporter of the AfD and is urging German voters to cast their ballots for the party. The AfD is currently in second place in polls ahead of federal parliamentary snap elections scheduled for Feb. 23. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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Moldova's President Maia Sandu and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hold a joint press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 25, 2025. Tetiana Dzhafarova/AFP via Getty Images
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People detained by the Houthis walk on the day of their release in Sanaa, Yemen, on Jan. 25, 2025. Yemen's Houthis released 153 prisoners with support from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the ICRC said in a statement. Khaled Abdullah/Reuters
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A youngster is dwarfed by a tractor wheel at a static display in Selby town centre as farmers hold a Farming Day of Unity in Selby, England, on Jan. 25, 2025. The Farming Day of Unity brought together farmers from across the UK to participate in events in town centers to demonstrate visual support for the #StopTheFamilyFarmTax campaign and allow the public to add their local support. Ian Forsyth/Getty Images
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A performer plays music as he practices for the traditional lion dance ahead of the celebrations for the Lunar New Year of the Snake in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Jan. 25, 2025. Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP via Getty Images
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Hundreds of trees can be seen fallen following the effects of Storm Eowyn at Tardree Forest in Antrim, Northern Ireland, on Jan. 25, 2025. At 336 hectares Tardree is one of Northern Ireland's oldest state forests. The conservation area has seen hundreds of trees destroyed due to Storm Eowyn. Charles McQuillan/Getty Images
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Moto-taxi drivers wait for customers in Goma, DRC, on Jan. 25, 2025. Civilians in eastern DRC face “increasing risks” as Rwandan-backed group M23 closes in on the key city of Goma, Human Rights Watch said a day after intense clashes were seen Jan. 24, barely 12 miles from the provincial capital of North Kivu, which has a million inhabitants and at least as many displaced people. Jospin Mwisha/AFP via Getty Images
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A falcon undergoing training takes off during the Qatar International Falconry and Hunting Festival at Sabkhat Marmi in Sealine, Qatar, south of Doha, on Jan. 25, 2025. Karim Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images
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A bride stands holding a bouquet of flowers inside the famous International YMCA in West Jerusalem, Israel, on Jan. 25, 2025. John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images
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Tunisians harvest oranges in Menzel Bou Zelfa in Tunisia's northeastern region of Nabul on Jan. 25, 2025. Fethi Belaid/AFP via Getty Images
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Horses during the traditional Pottok fair (Pottok or Pottoka, a breed of pony native the Basque Country) in Espelette, France, on Jan. 25, 2025. Gaizka Iroz/AFP via Getty Images
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Colombian National Army members prepare for confrontations with the ELN (National Liberation Army) rebels in Catatumbo, at the San Jorge Military Canton, in Cucuta, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia, on Jan. 25, 2025. At least 104 dissidents of the now defunct FARC guerrillas have handed in their weapons to the army amid a bloody offensive launched against them by their ELN enemies in a region of northeastern Colombia, a senior military commander said. Schneyder Mendoza/AFP via Getty Images
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A commuter waits for the metro at the Saint-Lazare metro station in Paris on Jan. 24, 2025. Julie Sebadelha/AFP via Getty Images
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An aerial view of concrete barges along the shoreline of the Thames Estuary in Rainham, U.K., on Jan. 25, 2025. The exact history of the barges regarding their role, why they were commissioned, and when exactly they appeared is vague but it is thought that they were part of a response to coastal flooding after the Great Flood of January 1953 and then moved into the position they now lie shortly after. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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Workers clear debris from the roof blown off a leisure centre during storm Eowyn in Helensburgh, Scotland, on Jan. 25, 2025. Scotland was issued with a rare red weather warning yesterday. Storm Éowyn left over 120,000 homes without power, two people in hospital, and a trail of devastation across the country. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
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Protesters participate in a rally against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan. 25, 2025. Yoon has been formally arrested on charges of leading an alleged insurrection and abusing his power when he declared martial law on Dec. 3, 2024. Yoon has accused opposition parties of disrupting the Constitution in the Republic of Korea amid unpunished acts of foreign espionage by communist China. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
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A woman holds two Pomeranian dogs at the American Kennel Club's annual “Meet the Breeds” event at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, on Jan. 25, 2025. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images
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The sails of the Sydney Opera House are illuminated by a projection of artwork by Wiradjuri man and renowned artist James P Simon “River Life” on Australia Day in Sydney, Australia, on Jan. 26, 2025. Australia Day, formerly known as Foundation Day, is the official national day of Australia and is celebrated annually on Jan. 26 to commemorate the arrival of the First Fleet to Sydney in 1788. Izhar Khan/Getty Images