December 28, 2024 – January 3, 2025: Pictures of the Week

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Two people play table football Subbuteo at Stephen Morton's house in Essex, England. Morton's home is filled with beautifully recreated model stadiums, complete with players and fans, as well as an impressive collection of football memorabilia. Every year, it opens its doors on December 29, inviting fellow enthusiasts to compete in the annual Subbuteo game.

HAN MYUNG-GU/EPA Firefighters work near the wreckage of a Jeju Air plane at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Jeolla Province, South Korea, December 29, 2024.

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Firefighters at Muan International Airport in South Korea, at the site of the wreckage of a Jeju Airlines plane that crashed during landing on December 29, killing 179 people. The plane was a Boeing 737-800, traveling from Bangkok, operated by South Korea's most popular low-cost airline. Only two crew members survived the accident, making it the deadliest plane crash on South Korean soil.

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A young tourist slides into a carved ice tunnel at the annual Harbin Ice Arts Exhibition in Heilongjiang, China's northernmost province. At night, the stunning structures, intricately built by thousands of artisans during the month of December, are illuminated with colorful lights that cause the ice to glow.

Alexander Manziuk/Anatolia via Getty Images A man holding a torch, stands next to a vehicle — with interior lighting on — to observe the northern lights, which appear pink and green in the sky over the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia on January 2, 2025.

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A person admires the northern lights in the sky above the outskirts of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. A New Year's Day solar storm heralded the year's first dramatic display of the colorful phenomenon known as the aurora borealis.

Olivier Matisse/AP Marathon runner Hilda Dussoni raises her arms as she finishes her 366th marathon of 2024 in Ghent, Belgium, on December 31, 2024. She is wearing a pink neck warmer and a black and gray running uniform emblazoned with competitor number 2497. She has white hair/ Blond and surrounded by audience members clapping hands as he finishes his line.

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Hilda Dusoni finished her 366th marathon of 2024, in Ghent, Belgium, in aid of the breast cancer research group BIG. Dosogne broke an unofficial Guinness World Record in May 2024 by completing her 151st consecutive daily marathon.

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The world said goodbye to 2024 and welcomed 2025 in style. The occasion was marked by several stunning fireworks displays around the world, including one enjoyed by a family on Ancol Beach in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Fireworks also lit up the night sky above Egypt's famous Giza Pyramids – one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

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Angela McClements – dressed as “Where's Wally?” ZEE – Join the crowd of hardy revelers celebrating New Year's Day with a swim in Carnlough Harbour, Northern Ireland, during the annual dive and swim cruise in aid of charity.

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Palestinians are scrambling for space to receive meals prepared by a charity kitchen, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Khan Yunis, located in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

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Police in the United States said they believe the explosion outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year's Day was not related to the deadly car attack in New Orleans. The driver of a Tesla Cybertruck was killed and seven other people were injured in Las Vegas after the vehicle filled with fuel cylinders and fireworks mortar exploded.