News in Pics | December 31, 2023

Firefighters and police investigators work at the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine December 30, 2023. REUTERS/Yevhen Titov

Local resident Danylo, a 31-year-old choreographer, carries out kitty 'Marsi' from his apartment, which was damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine December 30, 2023. REUTERS/Yevhen Titov

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gestures as he attends the 8th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, at the party's headquarters, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on December 31, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA.

A woman takes a picture to the carousel installed in the Christmas market at Matadero Madrid culture centre in Madrid, Spain, December 30, 2023. REUTERS/Ana Beltran NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES