News in Pics, December 31: Best photos from around the world

People look at a festive light installation along the Han River in Seoul. Credit: AFP Photo

Shamans performing a ritual of predictions for the coming year display a poster of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, at San Cristobal hill in Lima. Credit: AFP Photo

A nurse tends to a Covid-19 patient at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Delafontaine AP-HP hospital in Saint-Denis, outside Paris. Credit: AFP Photo

India's Virat Kohli (L) celebrates with India's Mayank Agarwal (R) after India won the first Test cricket match between South Africa and India at SuperSport Park in Centurion. Credit: AFP Photo

A handout picture released by Iran's Defence Ministry shows a Simorgh (Phoenix) satellite rocket lifting off during its launch at an undisclosed location in Iran. Credit: AFP Photo

Guatemalan migrants deported from the US arrive to the Air Force Base in Guatemala City. Credit: AFP Photo