Washington, DC, US
Visitors to the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery gaze at a Norman Rockwell portrait of former president Jimmy Carter in the Oval Office of the White House, draped in black mourning cloth. Flags flew at half-mast across the US on 30 December as global tributes poured in for the life and legacy of Carter – the longest-lived US president, who died aged 100
Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

Seoul, South Korea
Supporters of impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol stage a rally near the presidential residence. A Seoul court issued a warrant to detain the impeached president over his botched martial law imposition, making him the first sitting South Korean president to face arrest
Photograph: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Damascus, Syria
A fighter of the ruling Syrian body walks at the Damascus International Airport, after the ousting of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad
Photograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

Gaza city, Gaza
Heavy rain worsens conditions for Palestinians living in makeshift tents in Nuseirat Camp
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Ashkelon, Israel
Lightning strikes over the sky of Ashkelon
Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters

Buenos Aires, Argentina
A woman mourns during the 20th anniversary of the Republica Cromanon disco fire, in which 194 young people were killed and hundreds injured. The names of the victims are painted on the exterior walls of the wrecked nightclub
Photograph: Tomás Cuesta/AFP/Getty Images

Berlin, Germany
Chancellor Olaf Scholz sits in front of the backdrop of the Reichstag illuminated by spotlights during a photo session after the recording of his New Year’s address in the Chancellery
Photograph: Sören Stache/AP

Wonsan, North Korea
Leader Kim Jong-un and his daughter Kim Ju-ae visit the newly-built Kalma coastal tourist area in Wonsan
Photograph: KCNA/Reuters

Sydney, Australia
The 9pm fireworks are seen during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney
Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

The Hague, Netherlands
People watch the annual bonfire at Scheveningen beach. The wood piles on the beach are traditionally set on fire at the turn of the year, but due to the expected bad weather conditions, the bonfire has been lit a day earlier
Photograph: Lina Selg/EPA

Lyon, France
A sound and light show is projected onto the facade of the Notre-Dame de Fourvière basilica
Photograph: Mourad Allili/SIPA/Rex/Shutterstock

Haworth, England
Competitors in fancy dress prepare to run across the Pennine tops near Haworth, West Yorkshire, in the annual Auld Lang Syne Fell Race which attracts hundreds of runners every year
Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

Vigo, Spain
The traditional seasonal lights of the Spanish city of Vigo attract crowds of visitors
Photograph: Richard Zubelzu/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

Seoul, South Korea
People take pictures as they observe the last sunset of the year on a viewing deck at Namsan tower
Photograph: Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images
