Best photos of December 28: From Sydney to Hobart yacht race to snow in New York

In this photo provided by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, Comanche, center, is escorted by spectator craft as it crosses the finish line in Hobart, Australia, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, to claim line honors in the Sydney Hobart yacht race. (Kurt Arrigo/CYCA via AP)
Snow-covered Mount Etna spews hot lava near Catania on Sicily. EPA
Sand dunes being prepared for planting south of Samawah in Kuwait, in an effort to curb desertification. AFP
A visitor explores caverns and tunnels of the Ice Castles in North Woodstock, New Hampshire. AFP
Voters wait to cast ballots at a polling station in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, during the first phase of the general election. EPA
Artists of the French company Remue Menage perform at the Bo Noel event in Lausanne, Switzerland. EPA
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish girls trek near the Israeli settlement of Mitzpe Yeriho, overlooking the Palestinian city of Jericho, in the occupied West Bank. EPA
An aerial view of a car driving through the snow-covered woods of Blauvelt State Park, in New York. Reuters

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December 28, 2025

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