Top Shots Of 2024: Stunning Pictures From Around The World

Christians pray at Sacred Heart Cathedral, as they celebrate Christmas in Lahore on December 25, 2024. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP)

Sikh pilgrims take part in a religious procession on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, in Nankana Sahib, in the Punjab province of Pakistan, on November 15, 2024. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP)

Sikh pilgrims arrive at the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib to pay their respect during celebrations marking the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism, in Kartarpur near the India-Pakistan border on November 19, 2024. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)

Afghan horse riders compete in ‘Buzkashi’ (goat grabbing), a traditional Central Asian sport, at a field in Fayzabad district of Badakhshan province on October 30, 2024. (Photo by OMER ABRAR / AFP)

Afghan shepherds walk with their sheep along a street in Khash district of Badakhshan province on November 13, 2024.

Kashmiri farmers pluck lotus stems in the cold waters of Anchar Lake in Srinagar, Indian Occupied Kashmir on December 10, 2024. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP)

Pedestrians cross The Millennium Bridge with the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral disappearing into the fog behind, in London on December 27, 2024. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)

The 2025 numerals are displayed after an illumination ceremony in Times Square on December 18, 2024 in New York City. The 2025 numerals arrive in Times Square for the New Year’s Eve ball drop, in New York. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)