Gravity-1 (YL-1) carrier rocket carrying 3 satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on January 11, 2024 in waters off the coast of Haiyang, Shandong Province of China. (Photo by Ding Yi/VCG via Getty Images)





Firefighters try to extinguish a fire caught on a passenger train, ahead of the general election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 5, 2024. (Photo by Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters)





A view of a fire burning near a car dealership after a missile strike in Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, 02 January 2024, amid the Russian invasion. In the early hours of 02 January, Russia launched missile attacks targeting Kyiv and Kharkiv, local officials reported. At least two women were killed and nearly 70 others were injured in the two cities. In Kyiv, 27 people were hospitalized after a fire broke out in a multi-story building as a result of a rocket attack, the city mayor Vitali Klitschko wrote on telegram, adding that an injured elderly woman died in an ambulance. Some 130 residents were evacuated from the burning building, the State Emergency Service said. (Photo by Oleg Petrasyuk/EPA/EFE)





Firefighters try to extinguish a fire after a deadly crash outside a Rochester, New York, concert venue on Monday, January 1, 2024. Police say the suspect, driving an SUV full of gas canisters, appeared to “intentionally” speed toward pedestrians before slamming into another vehicle, killing two passengers and injuring several others. The suspect died after the fiery crash. (Photo by Lorne Mauldin)





A man approaches a bonfire during the annual ceremony of bonfire of dried oak branches, the Yule log symbol for the Orthodox Christmas eve according to the Julian calendar, at the Church of Saint Sava in Belgrade on January 6, 2024. (Photo by Tara Radovanović/Tanjug)





A Bangladeshi youth spits fire to entertain onlookers during the Poush Sankranti celebration in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh, 14 January 2022. The annual festival is also known as Makar Sankranti and marks the end of the Bengali mouth of Poush. The government announced an 11- points new guideline and further restrictions which came into effect on 13 January to fight the spreading of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the COVID-19 disease. (Photo by Monirul Alam/EPA)





Palestinians who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes shelter in a tent, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on January 1, 2024. (Photo by Mohammed Salem/Reuters)





Men ride horses through a bonfire made of pine branches after the horses have been blessed by a priest to protect and purify them for the coming year, during the annual “Las Luminarias” festival in the town of San Bartolome de Pinares in Avila, Spain on January 16, 2024. This tradition continues to purify and protect the animals. (Photo by Burak Akbulut/Anadolu via Getty Images)





South Korea's K1A2 tank fires during the joint military drill between South Korea and the United States at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, South Korea, Thursday, January 4, 2024. (Photo by Lee Jin-man/AP Photo)





Asim Ahmed prepares 'Harisa' before serving it to customers in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, January 3, 2024. Harisa is a winter dish which is sold early mornings at specially setup shops, called Harisa Wan. (Photo by Dar Yasin/AP Photo)





Members of the Clavie crew pour fuel on the burning Clavie on January 11, 2024 in Burghead, Scotland. The burning of the Clavie takes place annually on January 11th and has ancient roots dating back to the 1750's. Local people welcome in the New Year with a fire ceremony which is believed to bring good luck for the coming year. (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images)





Light painting on the beach at Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex, UK on January 3, 2024, using burning steel wool spun around on a rope sending sparks flying during a 37-second exposure. (Photo by Kevin Jay/Picture Exclusive)





Alex Hales of the Thunder walks out to bat during the BBL Round 8 match between the Sydney Thunder and the Perth Scorchers at Sydney Showground Stadium in Sydney on Monday, January 8, 2024. (Photo by Dan Himbrechts/AAP Image)





A fire burns in a composting plant in Arona, in south Tenerife, Canary Islands, early 12 January 2024. According to experts, the fire will probably last a few days and the local authorities have warned the citizens of the nearby neighbourhoods to close doors and windows and stay at home. (Photo by Miguel Barreto/EPA/EFE)





The brand new rocket, United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Vulcan Centaur, lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41d at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on January 8, 2024, for its maiden voyage, carrying Astrobotic's Peregrine Lunar Lander. The mission, called Cert-1, will also carry on board the cremated remains of several people associated with the original “Star Trek” series, including creator Gene Roddenberry and cast member Nichelle Nichols, who portrayed the character Uhura. Roddenberry's ashes have been launched into orbit before. (Photo by Chandan Khanna/AFP Photo)