A displaced Palestinian child plays amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on November 14, 2024. (Photo by Mohammed Salem/Reuters)
A Palestinian man walks on the beach, as storm winds blow, near a camp for internally displaced on the beach near the Nuseirat refugee in the central Gaza Strip on December 20, 2024, amid the continuing war between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by Eyad Baba/AFP Photo)
People dressed as Santa Claus dance during an event as a part of Christmas celebrations in Chennai on December 22, 2024. (Photo by R.Satish Babu/AFP Photo)
Soldiers take a selfie on the plateform at a metro station in Ho Chi Minh City on December 22, 2024. Thousands of selfie-taking Ho Chi Minh City residents crammed into train carriages on December 22, as the traffic-clogged business hub celebrated the opening of its first-ever metro line after years of delays. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)
Palestinians, who were displaced to the south at Israel's order during the war, make their way as they return to their homes in northern Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, on January 29, 2025. (Photo by Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters)
Tourists fly in hot air balloons over the west bank of the Nile River on January 9, 2025 in Luxor, Egypt. Luxor, which contains the historical city of Thebes, capital of ancient Egypt's pharaohs at the height of their power, is full of pharaonic monuments and other antiquities. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)