Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the first week of 2024 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our archive.
Photos Of The Week (January 1-7, 2024)
- By RFE/RL
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A woman holding a cat leaves a residential complex that was heavily damaged during a Russian missile attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
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An icebreaker operates on the frozen Moskva River during a cold winter day in Moscow
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Bibi, 14, sits with her family's herd of goats amid fog during morning hours on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan.
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A woman poses as she takes a walk on a frosty day in Moscow on January 3, with the air temperature at around minus 24 degrees Celsius.
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A vendor selling stuffed toys waits for customers along a roadside in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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People injured in two explosions in quick succession that struck a crowd marking the anniversary of the 2020 killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani are helped outside a hospital in the southern Iranian city of Kerman on January 3. The Islamic State (IS) extremist group claimed responsibility for the explosions, which killed at least 84 people.
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A man covers himself in a traditional shawl on a street during cold weather and dense fog conditions in Peshawar, Pakistan.
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A building is seen through heavy fog and air pollution in Skopje. The Air Quality Index was 164, which is labeled as "unhealthy," making the capital city one of the most polluted in the world.
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Afghan boys play on the wreckage of a Soviet-era tank along a road at a military museum in Ghazni.
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People walk in a park on a cold foggy morning in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.
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A woman looks from the window of a pavilion at a Russian New Year and Christmas fair in downtown Moscow.
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A car dealership burns following a Russian a missile strike on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.
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A doll lies on the ground at the site of a Russian missile attack in Kyiv on January 2.
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Boys play cricket on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan.
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The first sun of the New Year rises behind the Bahria Icon Tower in Karachi, Pakistan, on January 1.
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People wade into the chilly water's of Hungary's Lake Balaton during the country's traditional New Year's swim.
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Smog is seen enveloping the city of Sarajevo. With an Air Quality Index of 191, which is labeled as "unhealthy," the Bosnian capital is among the most polluted cities in the world.
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A New Year's tree is seen on Ala-Too Square in Bishkek.
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Iranian Christians -- mainly Armenians -- take part in a New Year's Mass at St. Sarkis Church in Tehran on January 1.
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Workers sort fish at a wholesale market in Peshawar, Pakistan.
