Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers hold candles as they gather to pray ahead of the Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Bole Medhanialem Church in Addis Ababa on January 6, 2024. The Ethiopian Christmas, also called “Gena” in Amharic, is celebrated on January 7. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi/AFP Photo)





Liverpool's Northern Irish defender #84 Conor Bradley (L) vies with Arsenal's English midfielder #10 Emile Smith Rowe (C) during the English FA Cup third round football match between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium in London on January 7, 2024. (Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP Photo)





Fireworks illuminate the sky over the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year's celebrations on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France on January 1, 2024. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)





Sweden's players celebrate their victory against Japan in the women's 6-on-6 tournament gold medal ice hockey game between Sweden and Japan during the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games at Gangneung Hockey Centre in Gangneung on January 31, 2024. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je/AFP Photo)




A man breathes fire while others dance during the launch of Carnival 2024 activities in La Paz, Bolivia, 19 January 2024. In an event in front of a theater, Rodney Miranda, the Municipal Secretary of Cultures and Tourism, said that the festivities rescue and value La Paz customs. (Photo by Luis Gandarillas/EPA)





Wearing a devil mask, a reveler dances through the streets during the “Diablada de Pillaro”, or the Devils of Pillaro festival, to send out the old year and bring in the new, in the Andean town of Pillaro, Ecuador, January 1, 2024. (Photo by Carlos Noriega/AP Photo)





Dane Sweeny of Australia stretches to return during his first round match against Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina on Day 1 of the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Sunday, January 14, 2024. (Photo by James Ross/AAP Image)





A man dressed as “Pepino”, a carnival character, dances as part of a ceremony marking the beginning of the carnival in Bolivia, in La Paz, Bolivia on January 21, 2024. (Photo by Claudia Morales/Reuters)





Asaf Peleg, a member of the Emergency squad class carries an assault rifle and a gun as he patrols the neighborhood in the city of Kiryat Malachi, Israel. 28 January 2024. Since the 07 October 2023 Hamas attacks, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has recruited more than 300,000 reservists soldiers, while over 260,000 new applications for weapons licenses have been submitted to the Ministry of Internal Security office, the minister of national security said. The events of October 2023 had a huge impact on Israeli citizens and their sense of personal security. (Photo by Abir Sultan/EPA/EFE)





A bather exits the chilly waters of English Bay while celebrating New Year's Day with the Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on January 1, 2024. (Photo by Chris Helgren/Reuters)





Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S. celebrates on the podium with a trophy after winning the women's slalom at the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in Flachau, Austria on January 16, 2024. (Photo by Leonhard Foeger/Reuters)





Members of the Mexican revolutionary leftist group Zapatista Army for National Liberation (EZLN) participate in the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Zapatista uprising at the autonomous community of Caracol Dolores in Ocosingo, Chiapas, Mexico on January 1, 2024. (Photo by Quetzalli Nicte-Ha/Reuters)





A masked reveller wearing a period costume poses during the pre-opening of the carnival in Venice on January 27, 2024. The 2024 Venice Carnival will take place from 3 to 13 February 2024 and will celebrate the Orient “Marco Polo's Amazing Journey”. (Photo by Gabriel Bouys/AFP Photo)





Mikolas, a newborn pygmy hippopotamus calf walks at its enclosure at the safari park in Dvur Kralove, Czech Republic, Monday, January 15, 2024. The male baby hippo was born on Dec. 1, 2023. (Photo by Petr David Josek/AP Photo)





Chadian referee Al Hadi Allou Mahamat (CL) shows a red card to Tanzania's defedner #20 Novatus Miroshi (CR) during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 group F football match between Morocco and Tanzania at Stade Laurent Pokou in San Pedro on January 17, 2024. (Photo by Sia Kambou/AFP Photo)





London’s skyline is lit up with an epic drone show to celebrate the launch of the new Samsung Galaxy S24 device featuring Galaxy AI technology at Magazine London on January 17, 2024 in London, England. Visuals of the solar system, planets and a spaceship were depicted using 550 drones, signifying the infinite possibilities that come with artificial intelligence. (Photo by Joe Maher/Getty Images for Samsung)





Japan's Naomi Osaka (R) takes a selfie with fans after victory during her women's singles match against Germany's Tamara Korpatsch at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane on January 1, 2024. (Photo by William West/AFP Photo)





A Burkina Faso's supporter, costumed, gestures ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2024 round of 16 football match between Mali and Burkina Faso at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium in Korhogo on January 30, 202. (Photo by Fadel Senna/AFP Photo)





Elouera Dephoff, 2, has traditional paint adornments on her face while attending an Indigenous Australians protest during Australia Day in Sydney, Friday, January 26, 2024. Thousands of Australians protest on the anniversary of British colonization of their country amid fierce debate over whether the increasingly polarizing national holiday dubbed “Australia Day” should be moved to another date. (Photo by Rick Rycroft/AP Photo)