• Buddhist monks from the Jogye sect's Social and Labour Committee mourn for the victims of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft that crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 30, 2024. The Boeing 737-800 was carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea when it crashed on arrival on December 29, killing everyone aboard -- save two flight attendants pulled from the twisted wreckage of the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP) / - South Korea OUT / RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE - NO ARCHIVES
    Buddhist monks from the Jogye sect's Social and Labour Committee mourn for the victims of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft that crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 30, 2024. The Boeing 737-800 was carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea when it crashed on arrival on December 29, killing everyone aboard -- save two flight attendants pulled from the twisted wreckage of the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP) / - South Korea OUT / RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE - NO ARCHIVES
  • A group of migrants waits to be treated by the Red Cross after arriving on a fibreglass boat at the beach of Castillo del Romeral on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain. Reuters
    A group of migrants waits to be treated by the Red Cross after arriving on a fibreglass boat at the beach of Castillo del Romeral on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain. Reuters
  • Momentos are left at The Carter Presidential Centre after the death of Jimmy Carter in Atlanta, Georgia. Getty Images
    Momentos are left at The Carter Presidential Centre after the death of Jimmy Carter in Atlanta, Georgia. Getty Images
  • Alaa Hamami gazes into a fragment of a broken mirror as she poses for a portrait beside her deteriorating cosmetics in her tent at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip. AP
    Alaa Hamami gazes into a fragment of a broken mirror as she poses for a portrait beside her deteriorating cosmetics in her tent at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip. AP
  • Bulgarian Pomak (Bulgarian-speaking Muslims) bride Selve Kiselova, 21, has gelina make-up applied ahead of her wedding ceremony in the village of Ribnovo. AFP
    Bulgarian Pomak (Bulgarian-speaking Muslims) bride Selve Kiselova, 21, has gelina make-up applied ahead of her wedding ceremony in the village of Ribnovo. AFP
  • Participants take part in a parade in traditional attire to celebrate Tamu Lhosar, a New Year festival of the Gurung community in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters
    Participants take part in a parade in traditional attire to celebrate Tamu Lhosar, a New Year festival of the Gurung community in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters
  • Ishrat Khan practises riding a motorbike as others watch her, during a training session as part of the "Women on Wheels" programme organised by the traffic police department in Lahore, Pakistan. Reuters
    Ishrat Khan practises riding a motorbike as others watch her, during a training session as part of the "Women on Wheels" programme organised by the traffic police department in Lahore, Pakistan. Reuters
  • Farmers block a road during the 'Punjab Bandh', a statewide strike by farmers against the central government demanding minimum prices for their crops, on the outskirts of Amritsar. AFP
    Farmers block a road during the 'Punjab Bandh', a statewide strike by farmers against the central government demanding minimum prices for their crops, on the outskirts of Amritsar. AFP
  • An archaeologist takes 3D measurements of an ancient Egyptian Middle Kingdom sarcophagus discovered in Luxor, Egypt. AFP
    An archaeologist takes 3D measurements of an ancient Egyptian Middle Kingdom sarcophagus discovered in Luxor, Egypt. AFP
  • Madagascar ring-tailed lemurs huddle together at the Exzootic Indoor Zoo at the Avenues Mall in Kuwait city. AFP
    Madagascar ring-tailed lemurs huddle together at the Exzootic Indoor Zoo at the Avenues Mall in Kuwait city. AFP

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Best photos of December 30: Mourners in Korea to lemurs in Kuwait

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

December 30, 2024

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Updated: December 30, 2024, 9:55 AM
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