News In Pics, Dec 31, 2022: Best photos from around the world

Employees of Moscow Metro dressed as Father Frosts take part in a Christmas and New Year flash mob for passengers in the Moscow underground on December 30, 2022. Credit: AFP Photo

Photographers record a confetti test run in preparation for the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, New York City, on December 29, 2022. Credit: AFP Photo

This photograph shows the dome of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City on December 29, 2022 at sunset. Former pope Benedict XVI's condition remains stable, the Vatican said on December 30, 2022, two days after revealing the 95-year-old's health had deteriorated. Credit: AFP Photo

Travellers queue to board a plane at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport amid a wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China December 30, 2022. Credit: Reuters Photo