Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A person in a gorilla costume pushes a caged woman as they compete for fun in the Sao Silvestre road race in ...

As the clock struck midnight in New Zealand, Auckland welcomed the arrival of 2025 with its traditional fireworks display at the iconic Sky Tower. Revellers set up camp by the water, at Mrs ...

[RUNGROJ YONGRIT/EPA] A person takes photos of the crowd gathered prior to the firework display at Taiwan's Taipei 101 tower. [RITCHIE B TONGO/EPA] 1 January is a major national holiday in Japan ...

RITCHIE B TONGO/EPA A person takes photos of the crowd gathered prior to the firework display at Taiwan's Taipei 101 tower. Daniel Ceng/Anadolu via Getty Images People waved their smartphones ...

I quickly learned that they are, and you are part of it, too. And so we invite you to share in this collaborative gift: their Pictures of the Year.

Shabnam and Mariam were both born in Hamburg after their parents fled to Germany from Afghanistan in the 1990s. The two decided to play football at an early age. "For me, football is a feeling of ...

Here we take a look back at this year in pictures. Image: 3 January: Luke Littler, 16, loses to Luke Humphries in the final of the Paddy Power World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace in London.