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2025: The Year in Photos
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By Epoch Times Staff
12/25/2025Updated: 12/25/2025

2025 was an eventful year, from the inauguration of President Donald Trump, to the war in Ukraine, the wildfires in Los Angeles, rocket launches into space, and natural disasters. The Epoch Times presents the photos that captured it all.

January


An ice climber ascends Kinder Downfall, a frozen waterfall in the Peak District National Park, near Hayfield, in northwest England, on Jan. 10, 2025. (Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)

An ice climber ascends Kinder Downfall, a frozen waterfall in the Peak District National Park, near Hayfield, in northwest England, on Jan. 10, 2025. (Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)

Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 20, 2025. Trump takes office for his second term. (Saul Loeb/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 20, 2025. Trump takes office for his second term. (Saul Loeb/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

A home is engulfed in flames during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County, Calif., on Jan. 8, 2025. A ferocious wildfire in a Los Angeles suburb devoured buildings and sparked panicked evacuations, as hurricane-force winds tore through the region. More than 200 acres was burning in Pacific Palisades, a upscale spot with multi-million dollar homes in the Santa Monica Mountains. Across town, on the northern edge of Los Angeles, another fire broke out in Eaton Canyon, near Pasadena, quickly consuming 200 acres later in the night, according to National Forest officials. (Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)

A home is engulfed in flames during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County, Calif., on Jan. 8, 2025. A ferocious wildfire in a Los Angeles suburb devoured buildings and sparked panicked evacuations, as hurricane-force winds tore through the region. More than 200 acres was burning in Pacific Palisades, a upscale spot with multi-million dollar homes in the Santa Monica Mountains. Across town, on the northern edge of Los Angeles, another fire broke out in Eaton Canyon, near Pasadena, quickly consuming 200 acres later in the night, according to National Forest officials. (Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)

Demonstrators and students gather in front of Serbia's Constitutional Court during a protest to demand accountability for the Novi Sad railway station tragedy in Belgrade on Jan. 12, 2025. Thousands of Serbians protested against corruption and demanded justice for those killed in the train station roof collapse. The demonstrations had been ongoing since a roof in a recently restored train station in the northern city of Novi Sad collapsed on Nov. 1, 2024, killing 15 people. (Tadija Anastasijevic/AFP via Getty Images)

Demonstrators and students gather in front of Serbia's Constitutional Court during a protest to demand accountability for the Novi Sad railway station tragedy in Belgrade on Jan. 12, 2025. Thousands of Serbians protested against corruption and demanded justice for those killed in the train station roof collapse. The demonstrations had been ongoing since a roof in a recently restored train station in the northern city of Novi Sad collapsed on Nov. 1, 2024, killing 15 people. (Tadija Anastasijevic/AFP via Getty Images)

People wave Israeli national flags as a military helicopter transporting four newly-released Israeli hostages lands at the Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, Israel, on Jan. 25, 2025. Hamas terrorists abducted the four soldiers on Oct. 7, 2023, while the soldiers were stationed near the Gaza border. They were released after more than 15 months in captivity. (Yossi Zamir/AFP via Getty Images)

People wave Israeli national flags as a military helicopter transporting four newly-released Israeli hostages lands at the Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, Israel, on Jan. 25, 2025. Hamas terrorists abducted the four soldiers on Oct. 7, 2023, while the soldiers were stationed near the Gaza border. They were released after more than 15 months in captivity. (Yossi Zamir/AFP via Getty Images)

Then President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump pay respects to the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington on Jan. 8, 2025. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times)

Then President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump pay respects to the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington on Jan. 8, 2025. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times)

A worker arranges incense sticks to dry in a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau village on the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam, on Jan. 21, 2025. (Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images)

A worker arranges incense sticks to dry in a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau village on the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam, on Jan. 21, 2025. (Nhac Nguyen/AFP via Getty Images)

Emergency response units assess airplane wreckage in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after a mid-ar collision killed all 67 people on board a passenger jet and an Army helipcopter, in Arlington, Va., on Jan. 30, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Emergency response units assess airplane wreckage in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after a mid-ar collision killed all 67 people on board a passenger jet and an Army helipcopter, in Arlington, Va., on Jan. 30, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

A firefighter lights a controlled burn in a forest in Bages in the Aude department of southwestern France, on Jan. 18, 2025. The burning operation aims to clear three hectares of forest of excess undergrowth and bushes before the summer heat returns to the area. (Idriss Bigou-Gilles/AFP via Getty Images)

A firefighter lights a controlled burn in a forest in Bages in the Aude department of southwestern France, on Jan. 18, 2025. The burning operation aims to clear three hectares of forest of excess undergrowth and bushes before the summer heat returns to the area. (Idriss Bigou-Gilles/AFP via Getty Images)

A neighborhood in ruins in Gaza's southern city of Rafah on Jan. 20, 2025. (Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images)

A neighborhood in ruins in Gaza's southern city of Rafah on Jan. 20, 2025. (Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost and ispaceÕs Resilience lunar landers streaks into orbit after lifting off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Jan. 15, 2025. (Gregg Newton/AFP via Getty Images)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost and ispaceÕs Resilience lunar landers streaks into orbit after lifting off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Jan. 15, 2025. (Gregg Newton/AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump dances with First Lady Melania Trump at the Commander-in-Chief Ball, after he took the oath as the 47th president, in Washington on Jan. 20, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump dances with First Lady Melania Trump at the Commander-in-Chief Ball, after he took the oath as the 47th president, in Washington on Jan. 20, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

A neighborhood is destroyed by the Palisades Fire near Los Angeles on Jan. 9, 2024. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)

A neighborhood is destroyed by the Palisades Fire near Los Angeles on Jan. 9, 2024. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)


February


Riot police officers stand next to the statue of Eleftherios Venizelos as they take cover from Molotov cocktails thrown by demonstrators as clashes break out during a rally as part of a general strike called by unions to mark the second anniversary of the country's worst rail tragedy that left 57 dead on Feb. 28, 2023, in front of the Greek parliament in Athens on Feb. 28, 2025. The unions have called for a general strike in the private and public sectors which will particularly affect transport. (Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP via Getty Images)

Riot police officers stand next to the statue of Eleftherios Venizelos as they take cover from Molotov cocktails thrown by demonstrators as clashes break out during a rally as part of a general strike called by unions to mark the second anniversary of the country's worst rail tragedy that left 57 dead on Feb. 28, 2023, in front of the Greek parliament in Athens on Feb. 28, 2025. The unions have called for a general strike in the private and public sectors which will particularly affect transport. (Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP via Getty Images)

Cattle graze in fields outside of Bakersfield, Calif., on Feb. 11, 2025. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)

Cattle graze in fields outside of Bakersfield, Calif., on Feb. 11, 2025. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)

Physiotherapist Igor Simoes Andrade and young people with disabilities swim with pink dolphins on the Rio Negro in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, on Feb. 20, 2025. Andrade launched the ‘Bototherapy’ program in 2016 to provide sessions for people with physical and mental disabilities by taking them to swim with wild pink freshwater dolphins in the Amazon. (Michael Dantas/AFP via Getty Images)

Physiotherapist Igor Simoes Andrade and young people with disabilities swim with pink dolphins on the Rio Negro in Iranduba, Amazonas state, Brazil, on Feb. 20, 2025. Andrade launched the ‘Bototherapy’ program in 2016 to provide sessions for people with physical and mental disabilities by taking them to swim with wild pink freshwater dolphins in the Amazon. (Michael Dantas/AFP via Getty Images)

A man walks over debris left from the Palisades Fire and heavy rains in Santa Monica, Calif., on Feb. 27, 2025. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)

A man walks over debris left from the Palisades Fire and heavy rains in Santa Monica, Calif., on Feb. 27, 2025. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)

A dog competes in the agility competition at the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City on Feb. 8, 2025. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)

A dog competes in the agility competition at the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City on Feb. 8, 2025. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)

President Donald Trump, surrounded by young women and girls, signs the No Men in Women's Sports Executive Order into law in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 5, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump, surrounded by young women and girls, signs the No Men in Women's Sports Executive Order into law in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 5, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

A man uses a stick to sift through the smoldering remains of boxes at the World Food Programme warehouse in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Feb. 21, 2025, after Rwanda-backed M23 fighters seized control of two major eastern cities in the country. (Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images)

A man uses a stick to sift through the smoldering remains of boxes at the World Food Programme warehouse in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Feb. 21, 2025, after Rwanda-backed M23 fighters seized control of two major eastern cities in the country. (Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images)


March


People enjoy the cherry blossoms in Washington on March 27, 2025. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times)

People enjoy the cherry blossoms in Washington on March 27, 2025. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times)

SpaceX launches the Falcon 9 Fram2 Mission from Launch Complex 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on March 31, 2025. The Fram2, carrying four space tourist astronauts on a low orbit flight, will be the first polar-orbit human spaceflight mission to explore Earth. It will launch into a 90-degree circular orbit to the south from Florida, making it the first human spaceflight to fly over EarthÕs polar regions from low-Earth orbit. (Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images)

SpaceX launches the Falcon 9 Fram2 Mission from Launch Complex 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on March 31, 2025. The Fram2, carrying four space tourist astronauts on a low orbit flight, will be the first polar-orbit human spaceflight mission to explore Earth. It will launch into a 90-degree circular orbit to the south from Florida, making it the first human spaceflight to fly over EarthÕs polar regions from low-Earth orbit. (Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images)

A rescued 2-month-old male wild Sumatran elephant that was separated from its mother on a palm oil plantation is cared for by an officer at the Minas Elephant Training Centre in Riau, Indonesia, on March 11, 2025. (Wahyudi/AFP via Getty Images)

A rescued 2-month-old male wild Sumatran elephant that was separated from its mother on a palm oil plantation is cared for by an officer at the Minas Elephant Training Centre in Riau, Indonesia, on March 11, 2025. (Wahyudi/AFP via Getty Images)

(L-R) NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, and NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams inside a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN shortly after having landed off the coast of Tallahassee, Fla., on March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore returned from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. (Keegan Barber/NASA via Getty Images)

(L-R) NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, and NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams inside a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN shortly after having landed off the coast of Tallahassee, Fla., on March 18, 2025. Hague, Gorbunov, Williams, and Wilmore returned from a long-duration science expedition aboard the International Space Station. (Keegan Barber/NASA via Getty Images)

Construction workers demolish the Black Lives Matter lettering in the plaza near the White House on March 10, 2025. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times)

Construction workers demolish the Black Lives Matter lettering in the plaza near the White House on March 10, 2025. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times)

President Donald Trump, accompanied by entertainer Kid Rock, signs an executive order against ticket scalping and to reform the live entertainment ticket industry, in the Oval Office on March 31, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump, accompanied by entertainer Kid Rock, signs an executive order against ticket scalping and to reform the live entertainment ticket industry, in the Oval Office on March 31, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

A blue and white spiral in the night sky reportedly created by frozen fuel tumbling from a SpaceX rocket in Uppsala, Sweden, on March 24, 2025. The UK's Met Office said on X it received many reports of an “illuminated swirl” in the sky likely caused by a rocket that had earlier blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Bertrand Ilhe/AFP via Getty Images)

A blue and white spiral in the night sky reportedly created by frozen fuel tumbling from a SpaceX rocket in Uppsala, Sweden, on March 24, 2025. The UK's Met Office said on X it received many reports of an “illuminated swirl” in the sky likely caused by a rocket that had earlier blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Bertrand Ilhe/AFP via Getty Images)

A man carries a baby during the Saint Patrick's Day Parade in New York City on March 17, 2025. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)

A man carries a baby during the Saint Patrick's Day Parade in New York City on March 17, 2025. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)

Sheep are kept in a pen at a farm near Capilla del Sauce, Florida Department, some 115 miles north of Montevideo, Uruguay, on March 27, 2025. (Mariana Suarez/AFP via Getty Images)

Sheep are kept in a pen at a farm near Capilla del Sauce, Florida Department, some 115 miles north of Montevideo, Uruguay, on March 27, 2025. (Mariana Suarez/AFP via Getty Images)


April


Vice President JD Vance (2R) and his wife Usha Vance (2L), along with their children Ewan (C), Vivek (R), and Mirabel, pose for a photo in front of the Akshardham Temple in New Delhi, India, on April 21, 2025. Vance began a four-day visit to India on April 21 as New Delhi looked to seal an early trade deal and stave off U.S. tariffs. His tour included a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Kenny Holston/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Vice President JD Vance (2R) and his wife Usha Vance (2L), along with their children Ewan (C), Vivek (R), and Mirabel, pose for a photo in front of the Akshardham Temple in New Delhi, India, on April 21, 2025. Vance began a four-day visit to India on April 21 as New Delhi looked to seal an early trade deal and stave off U.S. tariffs. His tour included a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Kenny Holston/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during his “Liberation Day” event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump holds a chart as he delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during his “Liberation Day” event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

Sonora State Police officers conduct an operation in the deserts of Sonora, Mexico, on April 15, 2025. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)

Sonora State Police officers conduct an operation in the deserts of Sonora, Mexico, on April 15, 2025. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)

An aerial view shows a futsal match during the Alvaraes Indigenous Intercultural Games and Dances at the Marajai Village in Alvaraes, Amazonas State, northern Brazil, on April 16, 2025. With the slogan “Protecting Mother Earth,” the third edition of the event will feature the participation of 16 people from the region and will focus on the importance of demarcating indigenous lands, preserving nature and natural resources, and highlighting the importance of rescuing and preserving indigenous culture, keeping these traditions alive for future generations. (Michael Dantas/AFP via Getty Images)

An aerial view shows a futsal match during the Alvaraes Indigenous Intercultural Games and Dances at the Marajai Village in Alvaraes, Amazonas State, northern Brazil, on April 16, 2025. With the slogan “Protecting Mother Earth,” the third edition of the event will feature the participation of 16 people from the region and will focus on the importance of demarcating indigenous lands, preserving nature and natural resources, and highlighting the importance of rescuing and preserving indigenous culture, keeping these traditions alive for future generations. (Michael Dantas/AFP via Getty Images)

Pallbearers carry the coffin during the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on April 26, 2025. Pope Francis died April 21 at the age of 88. Born in Argentina as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he was the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to become Pope when elected in 2013. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Pallbearers carry the coffin during the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on April 26, 2025. Pope Francis died April 21 at the age of 88. Born in Argentina as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he was the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to become Pope when elected in 2013. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Veterans visit the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., on April 8, 2025. Honor Flight Tri-State brought veterans from Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana on a day trip to Washington to visit its war memorials. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times)

Veterans visit the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., on April 8, 2025. Honor Flight Tri-State brought veterans from Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana on a day trip to Washington to visit its war memorials. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times)

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet during Pope FrancisÕs funeral at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on April 26, 2025. (Office of the President of Ukraine via Getty Images)

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet during Pope FrancisÕs funeral at St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on April 26, 2025. (Office of the President of Ukraine via Getty Images)

A nomadic shepherd leads a herd of pashmina goats for grazing during snowfall on the snow-capped Changthang plateau in eastern Ladakh, India, on April 19, 2025. (Mohd Arhaan Archer/AFP via Getty Images)

A nomadic shepherd leads a herd of pashmina goats for grazing during snowfall on the snow-capped Changthang plateau in eastern Ladakh, India, on April 19, 2025. (Mohd Arhaan Archer/AFP via Getty Images)


May


Newly elected Pope Leo XIV (L) gestures as he addresses the crowd from the main central loggia balcony of St Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Robert Francis Prevost is the first pope from the United States. He spent years as a missionary in Peru, and he becomes the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff, taking the papal name Leo XIV. (Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images)

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV (L) gestures as he addresses the crowd from the main central loggia balcony of St Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025. Robert Francis Prevost is the first pope from the United States. He spent years as a missionary in Peru, and he becomes the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff, taking the papal name Leo XIV. (Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts as seen from Pululera village in East Flores, in Nobo, Indonesia, on May 19, 2025. The volcano in eastern Indonesia spewed an ash cloud more than a 33,000 feet high after authorities raised the country's highest alert level. (Arnold Welianto/AFP via Getty Images)

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts as seen from Pululera village in East Flores, in Nobo, Indonesia, on May 19, 2025. The volcano in eastern Indonesia spewed an ash cloud more than a 33,000 feet high after authorities raised the country's highest alert level. (Arnold Welianto/AFP via Getty Images)

Pakkutannguaq Larsen helps tourists exit a boat in Nuuk, Greenland, on May 4, 2025. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)

Pakkutannguaq Larsen helps tourists exit a boat in Nuuk, Greenland, on May 4, 2025. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)

An aerial view of the damages following the passage of a tornado in the city of Puerto Varas, Region de los Lagos, southern Chile, on May 26, 2025. An unusual tornado rated as category EF-1 hit the city of Puerto Varas, about 620 miles south of Santiago, leaving eight people injured and some 150 homes affected, authorities said. (Javier Torres/AFP via Getty Images)

An aerial view of the damages following the passage of a tornado in the city of Puerto Varas, Region de los Lagos, southern Chile, on May 26, 2025. An unusual tornado rated as category EF-1 hit the city of Puerto Varas, about 620 miles south of Santiago, leaving eight people injured and some 150 homes affected, authorities said. (Javier Torres/AFP via Getty Images)

A boy plays with a football on the banks of the river Ganges at Scindia Ghat on a hot summer day in Varanasi, India, on May 28, 2025. (Niharika Kulkarni/AFP via Getty Images)

A boy plays with a football on the banks of the river Ganges at Scindia Ghat on a hot summer day in Varanasi, India, on May 28, 2025. (Niharika Kulkarni/AFP via Getty Images)

Mark Yang, Falun Dafa Information Center advocacy officer and a China policy analyst at Horizon Engage, speaks about the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act passed by the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on May 7, 2025. The House voted 406-1 to pass the measure aimed at punishing perpetrators of state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting in China. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times)

Mark Yang, Falun Dafa Information Center advocacy officer and a China policy analyst at Horizon Engage, speaks about the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act passed by the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on May 7, 2025. The House voted 406-1 to pass the measure aimed at punishing perpetrators of state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting in China. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times)

Contestants in the Men's Downhill Race chase a wheel of cheese down a hill in Brockworth, England, on May 26, 2025. Every year, competitors and spectators from around the world gather for the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling competition that sees participants fling themselves down a steep hill in pursuit of a rolling 7-pound wheel of Double Gloucester cheese. The first contestant to the bottom of the 590-foot Cooper's Hill wins the wheel of cheese. The ankle-breaking extreme sport has officially been recorded since 1826 but is thought to have roots in an ancient pagan tradition. (Cameron Smith/Getty Images)

Contestants in the Men's Downhill Race chase a wheel of cheese down a hill in Brockworth, England, on May 26, 2025. Every year, competitors and spectators from around the world gather for the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling competition that sees participants fling themselves down a steep hill in pursuit of a rolling 7-pound wheel of Double Gloucester cheese. The first contestant to the bottom of the 590-foot Cooper's Hill wins the wheel of cheese. The ankle-breaking extreme sport has officially been recorded since 1826 but is thought to have roots in an ancient pagan tradition. (Cameron Smith/Getty Images)

Families and steel workers leave after attending President Donald Trump's remarks at the U.S. Steel Irvin Plant in West Mifflin, Pa., on May 30, 2025. Trump announced that tariffs are doubling to 50 percent for steel and aluminum imported into the United States. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times)

Families and steel workers leave after attending President Donald Trump's remarks at the U.S. Steel Irvin Plant in West Mifflin, Pa., on May 30, 2025. Trump announced that tariffs are doubling to 50 percent for steel and aluminum imported into the United States. (Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times)

U.S. Military Academy cadets throw their hats at the 2025 graduation ceremony at the United States Military Academy at West Point on May 24, 2025. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)

U.S. Military Academy cadets throw their hats at the 2025 graduation ceremony at the United States Military Academy at West Point on May 24, 2025. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)


June


President Donald Trump administers the Oath of Enlistment to soldiers who are enlisting or reenlisting during the Army's 250th Anniversary Parade in Washington on June 14, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump administers the Oath of Enlistment to soldiers who are enlisting or reenlisting during the Army's 250th Anniversary Parade in Washington on June 14, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

A burning pile of seized illegal drugs is seen during a destruction ceremony to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Yangon, Burma, on June 26, 2025. (Sai Aung Main/AFP via Getty Images)

A burning pile of seized illegal drugs is seen during a destruction ceremony to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Yangon, Burma, on June 26, 2025. (Sai Aung Main/AFP via Getty Images)

An operational timeline displays the mission details of a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities during a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on June 22, 2025. President Donald Trump addressed the nation the night after the U.S. military struck three facilities. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

An operational timeline displays the mission details of a strike on Iranian nuclear facilities during a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on June 22, 2025. President Donald Trump addressed the nation the night after the U.S. military struck three facilities. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Women mourn as the bodies of their relatives, killed the previous day after Air India flight 171 crashed in a residential area, are taken out of a hospital mortuary in Ahmedabad, India, on June 13, 2025. Rescue teams with sniffer dogs combed the crash site of the London-bound passenger jet, which ploughed into a residential area of Ahmedabad, killing at least 265 people on board and on the ground. (Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images)

Women mourn as the bodies of their relatives, killed the previous day after Air India flight 171 crashed in a residential area, are taken out of a hospital mortuary in Ahmedabad, India, on June 13, 2025. Rescue teams with sniffer dogs combed the crash site of the London-bound passenger jet, which ploughed into a residential area of Ahmedabad, killing at least 265 people on board and on the ground. (Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a photo as he meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Rwanda Olivier Nduhungirehe and the Foreign Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner in the Oval Office on June 27, 2025. The meeting took place as a peace agreement brokered by the White House, which hopes to end a conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, was signed by officials of the two African nations. The leaders were also joined by Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Massad Boulos, senior Trump adviser. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a photo as he meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Rwanda Olivier Nduhungirehe and the Foreign Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner in the Oval Office on June 27, 2025. The meeting took place as a peace agreement brokered by the White House, which hopes to end a conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, was signed by officials of the two African nations. The leaders were also joined by Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Massad Boulos, senior Trump adviser. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

An Afghan girl runs across a brick kiln on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, on June 22, 2025. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images)

An Afghan girl runs across a brick kiln on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, on June 22, 2025. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (L) meet during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office on June 5, 2025. A month into his job, Merz seeks to build a rapport with Trump in efforts to maintain good ties with the country he considers post-war Germany's “indispensable” ally. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (L) meet during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office on June 5, 2025. A month into his job, Merz seeks to build a rapport with Trump in efforts to maintain good ties with the country he considers post-war Germany's “indispensable” ally. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

Protesters confront federal immigration agents and California Army National Guardsmen in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. The protests, some declared “unlawful” by the Los Angeles Police Department, sprang up after federal authorities increased the arrests of illegal immigrants. The Trump administration authorized California National Guardsmen to assist local and federal law enforcement in the protection of federal facilities on June 9, 2025. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)

Protesters confront federal immigration agents and California Army National Guardsmen in Los Angeles on June 8, 2025. The protests, some declared “unlawful” by the Los Angeles Police Department, sprang up after federal authorities increased the arrests of illegal immigrants. The Trump administration authorized California National Guardsmen to assist local and federal law enforcement in the protection of federal facilities on June 9, 2025. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)


July


People wait at the Iowa State Fairgrounds ahead of President Donald Trumpís remarks marking the beginning of a year of festivities before the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 3, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

People wait at the Iowa State Fairgrounds ahead of President Donald Trumpís remarks marking the beginning of a year of festivities before the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 3, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

An aerial view shows damaged, floating photovoltaic panels in the Xinwen Detention Basin after Typhoon Danas swept through Chiayi, Taiwan, on July 11, 2025. Typhoon Danas made landfall late on July 6 along Taiwan's west coast with winds up to 135mph and torrential rain. The storm killed two people in Tainan, injured more than 630 people, and cut power to around 700,000 households at its peak. Flooding and landslides were widespread, shutting schools, businesses, and transport networks across the countryÕs southern and central regions, with more than 3,400 evacuations reported. Emergency crews focused on clearing debris, repairing infrastructure, and restoring power. (Annabelle Chih/Getty Images)

An aerial view shows damaged, floating photovoltaic panels in the Xinwen Detention Basin after Typhoon Danas swept through Chiayi, Taiwan, on July 11, 2025. Typhoon Danas made landfall late on July 6 along Taiwan's west coast with winds up to 135mph and torrential rain. The storm killed two people in Tainan, injured more than 630 people, and cut power to around 700,000 households at its peak. Flooding and landslides were widespread, shutting schools, businesses, and transport networks across the countryÕs southern and central regions, with more than 3,400 evacuations reported. Emergency crews focused on clearing debris, repairing infrastructure, and restoring power. (Annabelle Chih/Getty Images)

First Lady Melania Trump visits with children at Children's National Hospital in Washington on July 3, 2025. She visited the hospital the day before the July 4th holiday to greet patients, participate in arts and crafts, see a hybrid tea rose bush planted from the White House in the hospital's Bunny Mellon Healing Garden, and visit with a 3-month old transplant patient and his family. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

First Lady Melania Trump visits with children at Children's National Hospital in Washington on July 3, 2025. She visited the hospital the day before the July 4th holiday to greet patients, participate in arts and crafts, see a hybrid tea rose bush planted from the White House in the hospital's Bunny Mellon Healing Garden, and visit with a 3-month old transplant patient and his family. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), joined by fellow Democrats, speaks out against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act at a press conference outside of the U.S. Capitol on July 2, 2025. House Republicans continue their work to pass the Senate version of the bill, President Donald Trump's signature tax and spending bill. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), joined by fellow Democrats, speaks out against the One Big Beautiful Bill Act at a press conference outside of the U.S. Capitol on July 2, 2025. House Republicans continue their work to pass the Senate version of the bill, President Donald Trump's signature tax and spending bill. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Yellow-eyed penguins rest after returning to their colony from the sea in Katiki Point, on the southern end of the Moeraki Peninsula in New Zealand's South Island, on July 2, 2025. (Sanka Vidanagama/AFP via Getty Images)

Yellow-eyed penguins rest after returning to their colony from the sea in Katiki Point, on the southern end of the Moeraki Peninsula in New Zealand's South Island, on July 2, 2025. (Sanka Vidanagama/AFP via Getty Images)

Boys cool down in a portable swimming pool in the al-Duwaiqa neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt, on July 29, 2025. (Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images)

Boys cool down in a portable swimming pool in the al-Duwaiqa neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt, on July 29, 2025. (Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images)

Falun Dafa practitioners take part in a candlelight vigil commemorating the spiritual discipline's practitioners who were persecuted to death by the Chinese Communist Party in China, in Washington on July 17, 2025. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)

Falun Dafa practitioners take part in a candlelight vigil commemorating the spiritual discipline's practitioners who were persecuted to death by the Chinese Communist Party in China, in Washington on July 17, 2025. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)

Fire-fighting aircraft Air Tractor AT-802 drops fire retardant over a wildfire near the Aussieres neighbourhood, close to the city of Narbonne in southwestern France, on July 8, 2025. (Matthieu Rondel/AFP via Getty Images)

Fire-fighting aircraft Air Tractor AT-802 drops fire retardant over a wildfire near the Aussieres neighbourhood, close to the city of Narbonne in southwestern France, on July 8, 2025. (Matthieu Rondel/AFP via Getty Images)

A man rides a swing at the edge of an observatory deck claimed to be Indonesia's highest at the Thamrin Nine building in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 24, 2025. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images)

A man rides a swing at the edge of an observatory deck claimed to be Indonesia's highest at the Thamrin Nine building in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 24, 2025. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images)

A view inside a cabin at Camp Mystic, the site where at least 20 girls went missing after flash flooding in Hunt, Texas, on July 5, 2025. Rescuers were searching for more than 20 girls missing from a riverside summer camp after torrential rains caused devastating flooding that killed more than 100 people. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images)

A view inside a cabin at Camp Mystic, the site where at least 20 girls went missing after flash flooding in Hunt, Texas, on July 5, 2025. Rescuers were searching for more than 20 girls missing from a riverside summer camp after torrential rains caused devastating flooding that killed more than 100 people. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images)

A migrant tries to board a smuggler's inflatable dinghy in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, northern France, on July 29, 2025. (Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images)

A migrant tries to board a smuggler's inflatable dinghy in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, northern France, on July 29, 2025. (Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images)

Bikers participate in a charity motorcycle run called Corey's Cruise in memory of Corey Comperatore near Butler, Pa., on July 12, 2025. Comperatore was fatally shot during a 2024 Trump campaign rally. Trump and two other rallygoers were injured in the shooting. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)

Bikers participate in a charity motorcycle run called Corey's Cruise in memory of Corey Comperatore near Butler, Pa., on July 12, 2025. Comperatore was fatally shot during a 2024 Trump campaign rally. Trump and two other rallygoers were injured in the shooting. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)

People watch as fireworks light up the sky above the Brooklyn Bridge during Macy's Fourth of July fireworks show in New York City on July 4, 2025. More than 80,000 shells lit up the sky in this year's 25-minute show, the 49th edition, with fireworks launched from four barges and the Brooklyn Bridge. (Adam Gray/Getty Images)

People watch as fireworks light up the sky above the Brooklyn Bridge during Macy's Fourth of July fireworks show in New York City on July 4, 2025. More than 80,000 shells lit up the sky in this year's 25-minute show, the 49th edition, with fireworks launched from four barges and the Brooklyn Bridge. (Adam Gray/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump (2L), Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (L), and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem (R) tour an immigration detention center, dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Fla., on July 1, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump (2L), Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (L), and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem (R) tour an immigration detention center, dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, located at the site of the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Fla., on July 1, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)


August


The Sturgeon moon is seen rising over Galata Tower in Istanbul on Aug. 9, 2025. (Asin Akgul/AFP via Getty Images)

The Sturgeon moon is seen rising over Galata Tower in Istanbul on Aug. 9, 2025. (Asin Akgul/AFP via Getty Images)

An aerial view of a scientific team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich standing among crevasses on the Rhone Glacier during data collection near Gletsch, Switzerland, on Aug. 22, 2025. The scientific team of researchers and students measured a variety of the glacier's properties, including its mass loss and surface reflectivity, ice flow, ice thickness, hydrological characteristics, and the size and deformation of crevasses. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

An aerial view of a scientific team from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich standing among crevasses on the Rhone Glacier during data collection near Gletsch, Switzerland, on Aug. 22, 2025. The scientific team of researchers and students measured a variety of the glacier's properties, including its mass loss and surface reflectivity, ice flow, ice thickness, hydrological characteristics, and the size and deformation of crevasses. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

At a makeshift memorial, people mourn two schoolchildren who were killed a day before during the Annunciation Catholic School shooting, in Minneapolis on Aug. 28, 2025. A gunman fired through the stained-glass windows of the church during a Catholic school Mass, killing two children and injuring more than 20 others. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

At a makeshift memorial, people mourn two schoolchildren who were killed a day before during the Annunciation Catholic School shooting, in Minneapolis on Aug. 28, 2025. A gunman fired through the stained-glass windows of the church during a Catholic school Mass, killing two children and injuring more than 20 others. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. The two leaders met for peace talks aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. The two leaders met for peace talks aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

A firefighter battles flames from the Canyon Fire in Castaic, Calif., on Aug. 7, 2025. Evacuation warnings were issued from the Los Angeles County line to the northwest of Lake Piru. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures in the area reached between 90 degrees F to 100 degrees F with 15 percent to 20 percent humidity. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

A firefighter battles flames from the Canyon Fire in Castaic, Calif., on Aug. 7, 2025. Evacuation warnings were issued from the Los Angeles County line to the northwest of Lake Piru. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures in the area reached between 90 degrees F to 100 degrees F with 15 percent to 20 percent humidity. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

Teens participate in a swine show at the Indiana State Fair on its opening day at the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center in Indianapolis on Aug. 1, 2025. Now in its 168th year, the event attracts nearly 1 million people over its two-week span. Visitors come for its art and music exhibits, a circus, livestock shows, and a variety of food. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Teens participate in a swine show at the Indiana State Fair on its opening day at the Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center in Indianapolis on Aug. 1, 2025. Now in its 168th year, the event attracts nearly 1 million people over its two-week span. Visitors come for its art and music exhibits, a circus, livestock shows, and a variety of food. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A man stands near a flow of lava on the Mount Etna volcano in Italy on Aug. 28, 2025. The Etna volcanic eruption started on Aug. 10 and remained active for weeks. (Giuseppe Distefano/AFP via Getty Images)

A man stands near a flow of lava on the Mount Etna volcano in Italy on Aug. 28, 2025. The Etna volcanic eruption started on Aug. 10 and remained active for weeks. (Giuseppe Distefano/AFP via Getty Images)

A member of the National Guard patrol at Union Station in Washington on Aug. 14, 2025. The Trump administration has deployed the National Guard to assist in crime prevention in the nation's capital. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

A member of the National Guard patrol at Union Station in Washington on Aug. 14, 2025. The Trump administration has deployed the National Guard to assist in crime prevention in the nation's capital. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

(L-R) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte pose for a photo in the Cross Hall of the White House on Aug. 18, 2025. The European leaders joined Zelenskyy in talks with Trump on Aug. 18 to try to find a way to end Russia's offensive. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

(L-R) European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte pose for a photo in the Cross Hall of the White House on Aug. 18, 2025. The European leaders joined Zelenskyy in talks with Trump on Aug. 18 to try to find a way to end Russia's offensive. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

Corgis compete in a 50-meter race as part of the Corgi Race Vilnius 2025 gathering in Vingis Park in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Aug. 23, 2025. For the fourth time, Vilnius hosted the two-day Corgi Race and costume contest, inviting corgis from across Europe. (Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images)

Corgis compete in a 50-meter race as part of the Corgi Race Vilnius 2025 gathering in Vingis Park in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Aug. 23, 2025. For the fourth time, Vilnius hosted the two-day Corgi Race and costume contest, inviting corgis from across Europe. (Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images)

A giant dust storm approaches as a monsoon pushes the dust into the air in the Phoenix metro area, Ariz., on Aug. 25, 2025. (Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo)

A giant dust storm approaches as a monsoon pushes the dust into the air in the Phoenix metro area, Ariz., on Aug. 25, 2025. (Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo)


September


Flowers, American flags, and other items form a makeshift memorial for Charlie Kirk, CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 16, 2025. The 31-year-old conservative influencer, who was credited with helping President Donald Trump return to the White House, was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Flowers, American flags, and other items form a makeshift memorial for Charlie Kirk, CEO and co-founder of Turning Point USA, at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 16, 2025. The 31-year-old conservative influencer, who was credited with helping President Donald Trump return to the White House, was fatally shot while speaking at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

A tree atop a hill near Menzingen, eastern Switzerland, on Sept. 3, 2025. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)

A tree atop a hill near Menzingen, eastern Switzerland, on Sept. 3, 2025. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)

Everlyn Ayo, a survivor abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army, walks past a site she recalls using as a shelter during her night commutes, in Gulu, Uganda, on Sept. 4, 2025. The International Criminal Court will from Sept. 9 hear war crimes charges against the fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, accused of spearheading a brutal reign of terror that resulted in the killing and abduction of tens of thousands. The “night commuters,” one of the emblematic features of the horrific insurgency that raged for years, were children who trekked through each dark night to stay in towns or shelters where they hoped they were less at risk of being kidnapped by Kony's army. (Stuart Tibaweswa/AFP via Getty Images)

Everlyn Ayo, a survivor abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army, walks past a site she recalls using as a shelter during her night commutes, in Gulu, Uganda, on Sept. 4, 2025. The International Criminal Court will from Sept. 9 hear war crimes charges against the fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony, accused of spearheading a brutal reign of terror that resulted in the killing and abduction of tens of thousands. The “night commuters,” one of the emblematic features of the horrific insurgency that raged for years, were children who trekked through each dark night to stay in towns or shelters where they hoped they were less at risk of being kidnapped by Kony's army. (Stuart Tibaweswa/AFP via Getty Images)

People place American flags to commemorate the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 11, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

People place American flags to commemorate the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 11, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

A full moon during a lunar eclipse, also known as a Blood Moon, with a statue of the ancient Greek goddess Irene holding a child in the foreground, in central Athens, Greece, on Sept. 7, 2025. (Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP via Getty Images)

A full moon during a lunar eclipse, also known as a Blood Moon, with a statue of the ancient Greek goddess Irene holding a child in the foreground, in central Athens, Greece, on Sept. 7, 2025. (Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP via Getty Images)

Afghan volunteers and Taliban security personnel work to move injured people near a military helicopter following earthquakes in the Mazar Dara village of Nurgal, a district of the Kunar Province, in eastern Afghanistan on Sept. 1, 2025. More than 2,000 people were killed and more than 3,500 were injured after the magnitude 6 earthquake, which was followed by at least five aftershocks felt hundreds of miles away. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images)

Afghan volunteers and Taliban security personnel work to move injured people near a military helicopter following earthquakes in the Mazar Dara village of Nurgal, a district of the Kunar Province, in eastern Afghanistan on Sept. 1, 2025. More than 2,000 people were killed and more than 3,500 were injured after the magnitude 6 earthquake, which was followed by at least five aftershocks felt hundreds of miles away. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images)

A soldier takes part in a military exercise of the 6th light armored brigade in the first Spahi regiment at Camp de Billard in Beaumont-Les-Valence, near Valence, southeastern France, on Sept. 1, 2025. (Olivier Chassignole/AFP via Getty Images)

A soldier takes part in a military exercise of the 6th light armored brigade in the first Spahi regiment at Camp de Billard in Beaumont-Les-Valence, near Valence, southeastern France, on Sept. 1, 2025. (Olivier Chassignole/AFP via Getty Images)

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 4, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) speaks during a Senate Finance Committee hearing with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 4, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Dutch King Willem-Alexander of Netherlands sits on the back ramp of a military transport aircraft as he attends an international airborne exercise at Eindhoven Air Base in Eindhoven in the Netherlands on Sept. 18, 2025. During this exercise, the Airmobile Brigade and the Air Mobility Command will practice dropping cargo and paratroopers over the Netherlands. (Patrick Van Katwijk/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

Dutch King Willem-Alexander of Netherlands sits on the back ramp of a military transport aircraft as he attends an international airborne exercise at Eindhoven Air Base in Eindhoven in the Netherlands on Sept. 18, 2025. During this exercise, the Airmobile Brigade and the Air Mobility Command will practice dropping cargo and paratroopers over the Netherlands. (Patrick Van Katwijk/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)

Nepali youth protesters set fire to the Singha Durbar, the main administrative building for the Nepal government, as the veteran prime minister obeyed furious crowds to quit, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sept. 9, 2025. The day prior, police cracked down on demonstrations over social media prohibitions and government corruption and at least 19 people were killed. (Prabin Ranabhat/AFP via Getty Images)

Nepali youth protesters set fire to the Singha Durbar, the main administrative building for the Nepal government, as the veteran prime minister obeyed furious crowds to quit, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sept. 9, 2025. The day prior, police cracked down on demonstrations over social media prohibitions and government corruption and at least 19 people were killed. (Prabin Ranabhat/AFP via Getty Images)


October


Northern Wyoming on Oct. 14, 2025. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)

Northern Wyoming on Oct. 14, 2025. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)

Local family members pay their respects and view floral tributes at the scene of a terror attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester, England, on Oct. 4, 2025. On the morning of Oct. 2, a stabbing and car attack on the synagogue left two people dead and four others hospitalized. The attack took place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, and was declared a terrorist incident by police. The suspected attacker was fatally shot by police at the scene. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Local family members pay their respects and view floral tributes at the scene of a terror attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester, England, on Oct. 4, 2025. On the morning of Oct. 2, a stabbing and car attack on the synagogue left two people dead and four others hospitalized. The attack took place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, and was declared a terrorist incident by police. The suspected attacker was fatally shot by police at the scene. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and other world leaders pose for a group photograph at the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit in the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on Oct. 13, 2025. Trump is in Egypt to meet with European and Middle Eastern leaders in what's being billed as an international peace summit, following the start of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal to end the war in the Gaza Strip. (Evan Vucci/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and other world leaders pose for a group photograph at the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit in the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on Oct. 13, 2025. Trump is in Egypt to meet with European and Middle Eastern leaders in what's being billed as an international peace summit, following the start of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal to end the war in the Gaza Strip. (Evan Vucci/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Released Israeli hostage Ziv Berman celebrates from a helicopter as he arrives at Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel HaShomer in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Oct. 13, 2025. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

Released Israeli hostage Ziv Berman celebrates from a helicopter as he arrives at Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel HaShomer in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Oct. 13, 2025. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)

Racers ride their cows during the Cow Race Grand Prix, a two-round race exclusively for female jockeys and the only event of its kind in Switzerland, held in the Alpine resort of Flumserberg, Switzerland, on Oct. 19, 2025. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)

Racers ride their cows during the Cow Race Grand Prix, a two-round race exclusively for female jockeys and the only event of its kind in Switzerland, held in the Alpine resort of Flumserberg, Switzerland, on Oct. 19, 2025. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump speaks at ‘America's Navy 250–Titans of the Sea: A Salute to the Fleet’ in Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 5, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

President Donald Trump speaks at ‘America's Navy 250–Titans of the Sea: A Salute to the Fleet’ in Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 5, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Palestinian children celebrate at a camp for displaced people in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Oct. 9, 2025. Israel and Hamas on October 9 agreed on a cease-fire deal that includes the release of the remaining living hostages held in Gaza. (Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images)

Palestinian children celebrate at a camp for displaced people in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Oct. 9, 2025. Israel and Hamas on October 9 agreed on a cease-fire deal that includes the release of the remaining living hostages held in Gaza. (Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images)

Mount Fuji is seen from aboard Air Force One as U.S. President Donald Trump flies to South Korea, in Japan on Oct. 29, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Mount Fuji is seen from aboard Air Force One as U.S. President Donald Trump flies to South Korea, in Japan on Oct. 29, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Federal officers deploy smoke grenades to deter protesters in front of Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 5, 2025. Protests have erupted daily after the Trump administration announced a plan to send National Guard troops into Portland. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)

Federal officers deploy smoke grenades to deter protesters in front of Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 5, 2025. Protests have erupted daily after the Trump administration announced a plan to send National Guard troops into Portland. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)

Supporters and mourners of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga flee as gunshots and teargas are fired during a gathering for the public viewing of his coffin at the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, on Oct. 16, 2025, following Odinga's death at the age of 80 during a health visit to India. (Kabir Dhanji/AFP via Getty Images)

Supporters and mourners of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga flee as gunshots and teargas are fired during a gathering for the public viewing of his coffin at the Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya, on Oct. 16, 2025, following Odinga's death at the age of 80 during a health visit to India. (Kabir Dhanji/AFP via Getty Images)

Federal agents, including Gregory Bovino, El Centro Sector's chief patrol agent for Customs and Border Protection, detain two men working on a home in the Edison Park neighborhood of Chicago on Oct. 31, 2025. One man was released after showing proof of citizenship, while the other was arrested, during the ongoing immigration enforcement surge across the Chicago area. (Jamie Kelter Davis/Getty Images)

Federal agents, including Gregory Bovino, El Centro Sector's chief patrol agent for Customs and Border Protection, detain two men working on a home in the Edison Park neighborhood of Chicago on Oct. 31, 2025. One man was released after showing proof of citizenship, while the other was arrested, during the ongoing immigration enforcement surge across the Chicago area. (Jamie Kelter Davis/Getty Images)

An Aymara woman waits to vote at a polling station during the presidential runoff election in Laja, some 18 miles west of La Paz, Bolivia, on Oct. 19, 2025. (Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images)

An Aymara woman waits to vote at a polling station during the presidential runoff election in Laja, some 18 miles west of La Paz, Bolivia, on Oct. 19, 2025. (Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images)

A French forensics officer examines the cut window and balcony of a gallery at the Louvre Museum, the scene of a robbery, in Paris on Oct. 19, 2025. (Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)

A French forensics officer examines the cut window and balcony of a gallery at the Louvre Museum, the scene of a robbery, in Paris on Oct. 19, 2025. (Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)


November


U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Ecuador President Daniel Noboa ride horses at Ulpiano Paez Air Base in Manta, Ecuador, on Nov. 5, 2025. (Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Ecuador President Daniel Noboa ride horses at Ulpiano Paez Air Base in Manta, Ecuador, on Nov. 5, 2025. (Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)

Men row a boat amid dense fog across the Narmada River in Jabalpur, India, on Nov. 11, 2025. (Uma Shankar Mishra/AFP via Getty Images)

Men row a boat amid dense fog across the Narmada River in Jabalpur, India, on Nov. 11, 2025. (Uma Shankar Mishra/AFP via Getty Images)

An aerial picture shows a pyroclastic flow during the eruption of Mount Semeru in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia, on Nov. 19, 2025. (Agus Harianto/AFP via Getty Images)

An aerial picture shows a pyroclastic flow during the eruption of Mount Semeru in Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia, on Nov. 19, 2025. (Agus Harianto/AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump shows the signed bill package to reopen the federal government, in the Oval Office on Nov. 12, 2025. The 43-day shutdown was the longest in U.S. history. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump shows the signed bill package to reopen the federal government, in the Oval Office on Nov. 12, 2025. The 43-day shutdown was the longest in U.S. history. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

Australian farmer Ian Gardiner is surrounded by sheep as he directs his dogs to move them on his property located on the outskirts of the north-central New South Wales town of Gunnedah, Australia, on Nov. 13, 2025. (David Gray/AFP via Getty Images)

Australian farmer Ian Gardiner is surrounded by sheep as he directs his dogs to move them on his property located on the outskirts of the north-central New South Wales town of Gunnedah, Australia, on Nov. 13, 2025. (David Gray/AFP via Getty Images)

Empire State Mines General Manager Joel Rheault views a pit being excavated into the side of zinc mine (right) from atop a windblown ridge where Titan Mining Corporation is developing a graphite project near Gouverneur, N.Y., on Nov. 6, 2025. The century-old mine and mill in rural St. Lawrence County will be producing concentrates for U.S. manufacturers–now totally reliant on imports–by year's end. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Empire State Mines General Manager Joel Rheault views a pit being excavated into the side of zinc mine (right) from atop a windblown ridge where Titan Mining Corporation is developing a graphite project near Gouverneur, N.Y., on Nov. 6, 2025. The century-old mine and mill in rural St. Lawrence County will be producing concentrates for U.S. manufacturers–now totally reliant on imports–by year's end. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

An overview shows the cathedral during late Vice President Dick Cheney's funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington on Nov. 20, 2025. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

An overview shows the cathedral during late Vice President Dick Cheney's funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington on Nov. 20, 2025. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

A coalition of U.S., Israeli, and foreign militaries, along with multinational civilian personnel, work to provide humanitarian assistance to people in the Gaza Strip at the Civil-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat, Israel, on Nov. 20, 2025. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)

A coalition of U.S., Israeli, and foreign militaries, along with multinational civilian personnel, work to provide humanitarian assistance to people in the Gaza Strip at the Civil-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat, Israel, on Nov. 20, 2025. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)

An aerial view shows a home surrounded by flood waters in Kangar in northern MalaysiaÕs Perlis state on Nov. 28, 2025. Severe flooding affected thousands of people in the region following days of heavy rain. The annual monsoon season, exacerbated by a tropical storm, inundated parts of southern Thailand, killing dozens and trapping many in their homes. In Malaysia, it also brought heavy flooding and killed at least two people. (Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images)

An aerial view shows a home surrounded by flood waters in Kangar in northern MalaysiaÕs Perlis state on Nov. 28, 2025. Severe flooding affected thousands of people in the region following days of heavy rain. The annual monsoon season, exacerbated by a tropical storm, inundated parts of southern Thailand, killing dozens and trapping many in their homes. In Malaysia, it also brought heavy flooding and killed at least two people. (Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images)

A man looks at a memorial for the shooting of two members of the National Guard in Washington on Dec. 1, 2025. Two National Guard troops, Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and Specialist Sarah Beckstrom were shot on Nov. 26 near the White House in what authorities described as a targeted attack by an Afghan migrant who previously worked with the U.S. military in Afghanistan, a case now being investigated as a terrorism attack. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

A man looks at a memorial for the shooting of two members of the National Guard in Washington on Dec. 1, 2025. Two National Guard troops, Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe and Specialist Sarah Beckstrom were shot on Nov. 26 near the White House in what authorities described as a targeted attack by an Afghan migrant who previously worked with the U.S. military in Afghanistan, a case now being investigated as a terrorism attack. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

Second Lady Usha Vance and her children serve members of the 101st Airborne Division in Fort Campbell, Tenn., on Nov. 26, 2025. Vice President JD Vance made the trip to Fort Campbell with his family to serve an early Thanksgiving meal to service members. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Second Lady Usha Vance and her children serve members of the 101st Airborne Division in Fort Campbell, Tenn., on Nov. 26, 2025. Vice President JD Vance made the trip to Fort Campbell with his family to serve an early Thanksgiving meal to service members. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

A woman walks in a park during a foggy day in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Nov. 21, 2025. (Sergei Gapon/ AFP via Getty Images)

A woman walks in a park during a foggy day in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Nov. 21, 2025. (Sergei Gapon/ AFP via Getty Images)

A warden makes final adjustments to the Christmas tree at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Nov. 20, 2025. The Palace of Holyroodhouse, also known as Holyrood Palace, is the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland. During the festive season, the palace is dressed with Christmas decorations, including two 12-foot-high Christmas trees. (Robert Perry/Getty Images)

A warden makes final adjustments to the Christmas tree at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Nov. 20, 2025. The Palace of Holyroodhouse, also known as Holyrood Palace, is the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland. During the festive season, the palace is dressed with Christmas decorations, including two 12-foot-high Christmas trees. (Robert Perry/Getty Images)

Residents survey a highway destroyed by storm surges brought about by Super Typhoon Fung-wong in Dipaculao, Aurora province, Philippines, on Nov. 10, 2025. (Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

Residents survey a highway destroyed by storm surges brought about by Super Typhoon Fung-wong in Dipaculao, Aurora province, Philippines, on Nov. 10, 2025. (Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)


December


A U.S. Army carry team moves a flagged-draped transfer case containing the remains of Iowa National Guardsman Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., on Dec. 17, 2025. Iowa National Guard members Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, and Ayad Mansoor Sakat, a U.S. civilian working as an interpreter, were killed during a recent ambush by a member of the ISIS terrorist group in Syria. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

A U.S. Army carry team moves a flagged-draped transfer case containing the remains of Iowa National Guardsman Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., on Dec. 17, 2025. Iowa National Guard members Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, and Ayad Mansoor Sakat, a U.S. civilian working as an interpreter, were killed during a recent ambush by a member of the ISIS terrorist group in Syria. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Mourners gather by floral tributes at the Bondi Pavilion in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on Dec. 15, 2025. A father and son opened fire on a Jewish festival at AustraliaÕs Bondi Beach, killing 15 people, including a child, authorities said on December 15, denouncing the attack as anti-Semitic terrorism. (Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images)

Mourners gather by floral tributes at the Bondi Pavilion in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on Dec. 15, 2025. A father and son opened fire on a Jewish festival at AustraliaÕs Bondi Beach, killing 15 people, including a child, authorities said on December 15, denouncing the attack as anti-Semitic terrorism. (Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images)

Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, and District of Columbia Attorney Jeanine Pirro announce the arrest of Brian Cole during a press conference in Washington on Dec. 4, 2025. The FBI has conducted a yearslong investigation into the pipe bombs placed in the District of Columbia on Jan. 5, 2021. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, and District of Columbia Attorney Jeanine Pirro announce the arrest of Brian Cole during a press conference in Washington on Dec. 4, 2025. The FBI has conducted a yearslong investigation into the pipe bombs placed in the District of Columbia on Jan. 5, 2021. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

People dressed in Santa Claus costumes ski down South Ridge at the Sunday River resort in Newry, Maine, on Dec. 14, 2025, to raise money for The River Fund and the Boyne Forever Foundation. (Lauren Owens Lambert/AFP via Getty Images)

People dressed in Santa Claus costumes ski down South Ridge at the Sunday River resort in Newry, Maine, on Dec. 14, 2025, to raise money for The River Fund and the Boyne Forever Foundation. (Lauren Owens Lambert/AFP via Getty Images)

First Lady Melania Trump speaks with guests during a Red Cross holiday care package building and card-writing event at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Dec. 1, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

First Lady Melania Trump speaks with guests during a Red Cross holiday care package building and card-writing event at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Dec. 1, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

Aerial view of a Beechcraft Bonanza Model 33 (BE-33) aircraft after it made an emergency landing on the Amador Causeway, in the bay of Panama City, on Dec. 11, 2025. Authorities reported no fatalities, and the cause of the accident remains unknown. (Mauricio Valenzuela/AFP via Getty Images)

Aerial view of a Beechcraft Bonanza Model 33 (BE-33) aircraft after it made an emergency landing on the Amador Causeway, in the bay of Panama City, on Dec. 11, 2025. Authorities reported no fatalities, and the cause of the accident remains unknown. (Mauricio Valenzuela/AFP via Getty Images)

A bouquet is left outside of the engineering and physics building at Brown University, the site of a mass shooting that left two people dead and nine others injured in Providence, R.I., on Dec. 14, 2025. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A bouquet is left outside of the engineering and physics building at Brown University, the site of a mass shooting that left two people dead and nine others injured in Providence, R.I., on Dec. 14, 2025. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

(L-R) FIFA President Gianni Infantino, U.S. President Donald Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney participate in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Dec. 5, 2025. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place between June 11, 2026, and July 19, 2026, featuring 48 teams with matches being played in the United States, Mexico, and CanadaÑthe first time the international sporting event will be hosted by three nations. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

(L-R) FIFA President Gianni Infantino, U.S. President Donald Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney participate in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Draw at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Dec. 5, 2025. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place between June 11, 2026, and July 19, 2026, featuring 48 teams with matches being played in the United States, Mexico, and CanadaÑthe first time the international sporting event will be hosted by three nations. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

The United States Marine Band plays Christmas music at the White House on Dec. 1, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

The United States Marine Band plays Christmas music at the White House on Dec. 1, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times)

(L-R) The five finalists, Miss Normandie Victoire Dupuis, Miss Guadeloupe Naomi Torrent, Miss Roussillon Deborah Adelin-Chabal, Miss Tahiti Hinaupoko Deveze, and Miss Nouvelle-Caledonie Juliette Collet, perform on stage during the Miss France 2026 beauty pageant at the Zenith in Amiens, northern France, on Dec. 6, 2025. (Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images)

(L-R) The five finalists, Miss Normandie Victoire Dupuis, Miss Guadeloupe Naomi Torrent, Miss Roussillon Deborah Adelin-Chabal, Miss Tahiti Hinaupoko Deveze, and Miss Nouvelle-Caledonie Juliette Collet, perform on stage during the Miss France 2026 beauty pageant at the Zenith in Amiens, northern France, on Dec. 6, 2025. (Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images)

Edinburgh's Christmas Santa Paws event attracted more than 100 dogs in festive outfits in a World Record attempt in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Dec. 7, 2025. Edinburgh's Christmas, the city's winter festival, held the Santa Paws event, during which participants attempted to break the world record for the highest number of dogs in Christmas outfits assembled in one place. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Edinburgh's Christmas Santa Paws event attracted more than 100 dogs in festive outfits in a World Record attempt in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Dec. 7, 2025. Edinburgh's Christmas, the city's winter festival, held the Santa Paws event, during which participants attempted to break the world record for the highest number of dogs in Christmas outfits assembled in one place. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Seven-foot tall ‘2026’ numerals are displayed after an illumination ceremony in Times Square in New York City on Dec. 18, 2025. The large numbers will be used during the New Year's Eve ball drop midnight countdown in New York. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)

Seven-foot tall ‘2026’ numerals are displayed after an illumination ceremony in Times Square in New York City on Dec. 18, 2025. The large numbers will be used during the New Year's Eve ball drop midnight countdown in New York. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)

Photo compilation by John Fredricks, Karolina Olejniczak, Lavinia Savu, Madalina Kilroy, Oleksii Pydsosonnii, Samira Bouaou.

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