December 30, 2025, Tokyo, Japan: Japanese Prime Minister SANAE TAKAICHI rings a bell at a ceremony after the last trading of the year at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. Japan's share prices closed at 50,339.48 yen, marking the highest year-end close at the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

December 30, 2025: The United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has reportedly bombed a target inside Venezuelan territory. According to ''sources familiar with the matter,'' the CIA carried out a drone strike against a ''remote dock on the Venezuelan coast.'' US officials believed the facility was allegedly being used for drug storage and shipping. FILE PHOTO SHOT ON: December 21, 2025, Puerto Cabello, Venezuela: The oil tanker Evana is docked at a pier at the El Palito refinery of the state oil company PDVSA in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.

MOHE, Dec. 30, 2025 Tourists attend a winter fishing event in Mohe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The event held on Tuesday showcased some customs and folk arts only found in Mohe.

December 30, 2025, Saint Tropez, France: The Saint Tropez Town Hall installs two portraits of Brigitte Bardot on the building's facade in Saint Tropez, following the death of the actress, singer and animal rights activist at the age of 91 in her home.

December 29, 2025, Beijing, China: Actress JANINE CHANG CHUN-NING attends the premiere of the film 'The Fire Raven' in Beijing, China.

December 30, 2025, Vienna, Austria: TV show host LEONA KOENIG presents the promising young talents of 'The Golden Note' competition interacting with established stars from various genres. In 'Stars and Talents,' the highly gifted young people and their prominent role models are followed during their rehearsals, providing private insights into the lives of the children and teenagers, and featuring personal interviews with the artists. Credit Image: © Roman Zach-Kiesling/Action Press via ZUMA Press)

December 30, 2025, Burnley, Lancashire, United Kingdom: BRUNO GUIMARAES of Newcastle United scores and celebrates to make it 1-3 during the Premier League match Burnley vs Newcastle United at Turf Moor. Newcastle United won 3:1

December 30, 2025, Burnley, England, UK: Newcastle United goalkeeper NICK POPE saves a shot during the Premier League match at Turf Moor, Burnley. Newcastle United won 3:1.

December 30, 2025, Burnley, England, UK: Burnley's LUCAS PIRES (left) and Newcastle United's HARVEY BARNES battle for the ball during the Premier League match at Turf Moor, Burnley. Newcastle United won 3:1.

December 23, 2025, New York, New York, USA: The masked ICE agents and federal officers making detainments of migrants after court hearings at the Jacob Javits Federal building during President Trump's controversial immigration reform policies amid a mass deportation effort in New York, NY from June-December, 2025. (PHOTOS ARE NOT POSED). In balaclavas and sunglasses, they spend most of their days waiting against walls with papers bearing photos of their 'target.' A few in supervisory roles are unmasked but most agents say the masks save them from doxing and protect their families from the animosity towards them in society. Critics believe masks are intimidating and further traumatize children witnessing detainments of their parents, and that they should be required to show their identity and be held accountable the same as police officers. Legal efforts to unmask them are ongoing. There is a vast political divide in America. Some protest, decrying a lack of due process with echoes of Nazi Germany and a slippery slide into fascism. Others applaud. And daily, detentions continue.

December 21, 2025, New York, New York, USA: MONICA and RUBEN from Ecuador with their children CHRISTOPHER and ROSA lease after attending service at St. Peters Church in New York. He credits the diligence of his lawyers and his wife's relentless efforts for his release from ICE detention. Their journey to this new land included five weeks traversing Mexico by foot and then they were detained at the border. For now, they are reveling in family time, but a constant cloud hangs over their modest apartment in Queens as the future is uncertain. They fear vehicles with tinted windows that park outside their building. Both Reuben and Monica have new hearings looming in the new year.

December 21, 2025, New York, New York, USA: Monica and Ruben's children CHRISTOPHER and ROSA from Ecuador drive from their apartment in Brooklyn to a worship service at St. Peters Church in New York. He credits the diligence of his lawyers and his wife's relentless efforts for his release from ICE detention. Their journey to this new land included five weeks traversing Mexico by foot and then they were detained at the border. For now, they are reveling in family time, but a constant cloud hangs over their modest apartment in Queens as the future is uncertain.