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Law enforcement officials work on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street, where there was an attack earlier in the day on Wednesday, January 1.
Law enforcement officials work on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street, where there was an attack earlier in the day on Wednesday, January 1.
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The week in 30 photos

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Fourteen people were killed and dozens were injured after a pickup truck was driven into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans on Wednesday morning.

The FBI has identified US Army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, as the suspect in the attack, which has been called a premeditated act of terrorism. Jabbar was killed in a firefight with police after the attack.

Jabbar had an ISIS flag in his vehicle, and he said in videos made before the attack that he had joined the terror group, authorities said.

As of Thursday afternoon, the names of the victims had not yet been released, but some have been identified by their relatives and people close to them.

Here are some of the stories that made headlines over the past week, as well as some photos that caught our eye.

Aisha Rana Zhafirah reacts while visiting the Ulee Lheue mass grave, where many victims of the <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F12%2F25%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Fremembering-the-deadliest-tsunami-in-history%2Findex.html">2004 Indian Ocean tsunami</a> are buried in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Thursday, December 26. The tsunami was one of the deadliest disasters in modern recorded history, killing an estimated 230,000 people.
Aisha Rana Zhafirah reacts while visiting the Ulee Lheue mass grave, where many victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami are buried in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Thursday, December 26. The tsunami was one of the deadliest disasters in modern recorded history, killing an estimated 230,000 people.
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People watch New Year’s fireworks at Ancol Beach in Jakarta, Indonesia. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F12%2F31%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2F2025-new-year-celebrations%2Findex.html">See more celebrations from around the world</a>.
People watch New Year’s fireworks at Ancol Beach in Jakarta, Indonesia. See more celebrations from around the world.
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Texas wide receiver Freddie Dubose celebrates after the Longhorns defeated Arizona State in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta on Wednesday, January 1. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F01%2F01%2Fsport%2Farizona-state-texas-peach-bowl-spt%2Findex.html">Texas won 39-31 in double overtime</a> to advance to the semifinals of the College Football Playoff.
Texas wide receiver Freddie Dubose celebrates after the Longhorns defeated Arizona State in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta on Wednesday, January 1. Texas won 39-31 in double overtime to advance to the semifinals of the College Football Playoff.
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Firefighters and rescue personnel carry a victim’s body after <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F12%2F28%2Fasia%2Fsouth-korea-plane-crash-intl-hnk%2Findex.html">a passenger jet crash-landed</a> at an airport in southwestern South Korea on Sunday, December 29. Just two of the 181 people on board the plane survived. The cause of the crash <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F12%2F30%2Fbusiness%2Fsouth-korean-airline-crash-investigation%2Findex.html">is still under investigation</a>.
Firefighters and rescue personnel carry a victim’s body after a passenger jet crash-landed at an airport in southwestern South Korea on Sunday, December 29. Just two of the 181 people on board the plane survived. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
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An elephant is photographed in Maruleng, South Africa, on Saturday, December 28.
An elephant is photographed in Maruleng, South Africa, on Saturday, December 28.
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Mourners visit a bust of <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2023%2F10%2F01%2Fpolitics%2Fgallery%2Fjimmy-carter%2Findex.html">former US President Jimmy Carter</a> at the Carter Center in Atlanta on Sunday, December 29. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F12%2F29%2Fus%2Fformer-president-jimmy-carter-death%2Findex.html">Carter died that day</a> at the age of 100.
Mourners visit a bust of former US President Jimmy Carter at the Carter Center in Atlanta on Sunday, December 29. Carter died that day at the age of 100.
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A destroyed part of Gaza City is seen from southern Israel on Thursday, January 2. The population in Gaza dropped by 6% in 2024, <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F01%2F01%2Fmiddleeast%2Fisrael-population-migration-war-intl%2Findex.html">according to a new report</a>, as Israel’s war against Hamas took a heavy toll on the Palestinian enclave’s demographics. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics said in a report released Tuesday that about 100,000 Palestinians have left Gaza since the beginning of the war on October 7, 2023, in addition to at least 45,553 who were killed in Israeli attacks in the strip, according to official figures by the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
A destroyed part of Gaza City is seen from southern Israel on Thursday, January 2. The population in Gaza dropped by 6% in 2024, according to a new report, as Israel’s war against Hamas took a heavy toll on the Palestinian enclave’s demographics. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics said in a report released Tuesday that about 100,000 Palestinians have left Gaza since the beginning of the war on October 7, 2023, in addition to at least 45,553 who were killed in Israeli attacks in the strip, according to official figures by the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
Tsafrir Abayov/AP
People pray inside coffins at a temple in Nonthaburi, Thailand, on Wednesday, January 1. The ritual is to get rid of bad luck and be reborn for a fresh start in the new year.
People pray inside coffins at a temple in Nonthaburi, Thailand, on Wednesday, January 1. The ritual is to get rid of bad luck and be reborn for a fresh start in the new year.
Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
People collect metal sheets at a landfill in Tsountsou, on the French island of Mayotte, on Thursday, December 26. The Indian Ocean archipelago <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F12%2F19%2Fworld%2Femmanuel-macron-france-mayotte-cyclone-intl-hnk%2Findex.html">was devastated by Cyclone Chido</a>.
People collect metal sheets at a landfill in Tsountsou, on the French island of Mayotte, on Thursday, December 26. The Indian Ocean archipelago was devastated by Cyclone Chido.
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A folk artist shakes iron nets with hot charcoals to create sparks during a performance in Nanjing, China, on Saturday, December 28.
A folk artist shakes iron nets with hot charcoals to create sparks during a performance in Nanjing, China, on Saturday, December 28.
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Children look out from a vehicle in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday, December 28. In early December, rebel fighters in Syria swept through the country’s major cities and <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F12%2F09%2Fmiddleeast%2Fsyria-assad-rebels-explainer-intl-hnk%2Findex.html">toppled the regime of President Bashar al-Assad</a>. Assad fled to Russia after his family ruled Syria for half a century.
Children look out from a vehicle in Damascus, Syria, on Saturday, December 28. In early December, rebel fighters in Syria swept through the country’s major cities and toppled the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Assad fled to Russia after his family ruled Syria for half a century.
Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters
Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips celebrates with fans after an interception against the New York Jets on Sunday, December 29. The Bills won 40-14.
Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips celebrates with fans after an interception against the New York Jets on Sunday, December 29. The Bills won 40-14.
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Workers prepare scaffolding ahead of a New Year’s event in Beijing on Friday, December 27.
Workers prepare scaffolding ahead of a New Year’s event in Beijing on Friday, December 27.
Ng Han Guan/AP
Revelers participate in the <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Ftravel%2Fgallery%2Fspain-els-enfarinats-festival%2Findex.html">Els Enfarinats festival</a> in Ibi, Spain, on Saturday, December 28. Every year, festivalgoers wear mock military dress and have a food fight with flour, eggs and fireworks.
Revelers participate in the Els Enfarinats festival in Ibi, Spain, on Saturday, December 28. Every year, festivalgoers wear mock military dress and have a food fight with flour, eggs and fireworks.
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Children play with fireworks at the Bureij camp for displaced Palestinians in Gaza on Monday, December 30.
Children play with fireworks at the Bureij camp for displaced Palestinians in Gaza on Monday, December 30.
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US President Joe Biden pauses as he speaks about the death of former President Jimmy Carter on Sunday, December 29. Biden has called Carter a <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fpolitics%2Flive-news%2Fjimmy-carter-death-news-12-29-24%23cm5a6sdv800003b6m4q82flb6">“dear friend”</a> and an “extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian.”
US President Joe Biden pauses as he speaks about the death of former President Jimmy Carter on Sunday, December 29. Biden has called Carter a “dear friend” and an “extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian.”
Susan Walsh/AP
Fans of the tabletop football game Subbuteo play on handmade tables inside Stephen Morton’s house in Westcliff-on-Sea, England, on Sunday, December 29. Morton opens his house every year for Subbuteo enthusiasts to play on his elaborate tables.
Fans of the tabletop football game Subbuteo play on handmade tables inside Stephen Morton’s house in Westcliff-on-Sea, England, on Sunday, December 29. Morton opens his house every year for Subbuteo enthusiasts to play on his elaborate tables.
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Finnish ski jumper Antti Aalto competes at the Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany, on Saturday, December 28.
Finnish ski jumper Antti Aalto competes at the Four Hills Tournament in Oberstdorf, Germany, on Saturday, December 28.
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Women fight at the annual Takanakuy festival in Llique, Peru, on Thursday, December 26. Takanakuy means to "hit each other" in Quechua, and the fighting is meant to resolve conflicts and strengthen relationships.
Women fight at the annual Takanakuy festival in Llique, Peru, on Thursday, December 26. Takanakuy means to "hit each other" in Quechua, and the fighting is meant to resolve conflicts and strengthen relationships.
Oswald Charca/Reuters
Cars drive to the top of the Feldberg mountain near Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, January 2.
Cars drive to the top of the Feldberg mountain near Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, January 2.
Michael Probst/AP
Imam Islam Abu Suaied prays over the bodies of two babies before their burial at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza, on Sunday, December 29. One of the babies died at birth, while the other died of hypothermia. Several Palestinians, including at least five infants, have died in recent days <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F12%2F31%2Fmiddleeast%2Fgaza-winter-palestinians-intl-latam%2Findex.html">due to severe cold weather</a>. The UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees warned on Tuesday that “more babies will likely die” in the coming days.
Imam Islam Abu Suaied prays over the bodies of two babies before their burial at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza, on Sunday, December 29. One of the babies died at birth, while the other died of hypothermia. Several Palestinians, including at least five infants, have died in recent days due to severe cold weather. The UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees warned on Tuesday that “more babies will likely die” in the coming days.
Abdel Kareem Hana/AP
Ring-tailed lemurs huddle together at the Exzootic Indoor Zoo in Kuwait City on Sunday, December 29.
Ring-tailed lemurs huddle together at the Exzootic Indoor Zoo in Kuwait City on Sunday, December 29.
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Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown dunks the ball during an NBA game against the Indiana Pacers on Friday, December 27.
Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown dunks the ball during an NBA game against the Indiana Pacers on Friday, December 27.
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A Ukrainian serviceman is hugged on Monday, December 30, after he returned from captivity following a prisoner-of-war swap between Ukraine and Russia.
A Ukrainian serviceman is hugged on Monday, December 30, after he returned from captivity following a prisoner-of-war swap between Ukraine and Russia.
Evgeniy Maloletka/AP
Stefanos Tsitsipas serves the ball during a singles match at the United Cup in Perth, Australia, on Monday, December 30.
Stefanos Tsitsipas serves the ball during a singles match at the United Cup in Perth, Australia, on Monday, December 30.
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday, December 29. It was the fifth night of the Hanukkah holiday.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pray at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday, December 29. It was the fifth night of the Hanukkah holiday.
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Georgia's outgoing president, Salome Zurabishvili, is greeted during a meeting ahead of President-elect <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2024%2F12%2F29%2Feurope%2Fgeorgia-president-kavelashvili-inaugurated-intl%2Findex.html">Mikheil Kavelashvili's inauguration</a> in Tbilisi on Sunday, December 29. Zourabichvili is a pro-Western opponent of the ruling party. Kavelashvili is a hardline critic of the West.
Georgia's outgoing president, Salome Zurabishvili, is greeted during a meeting ahead of President-elect Mikheil Kavelashvili's inauguration in Tbilisi on Sunday, December 29. Zourabichvili is a pro-Western opponent of the ruling party. Kavelashvili is a hardline critic of the West.
Giorgi Arjevanidze/AFP/Getty Images
In this image, taken from a social media video, a Tesla Cybertruck is on fire after <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F01%2F02%2Fus%2Ftesla-cybertruck-trump-hotel-wwk-hnk%2Findex.html">exploding outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas</a> on Wednesday, January 1. Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill said in a news conference Thursday that the driver shot himself in the head prior to the blast that injured seven people outside the hotel.
In this image, taken from a social media video, a Tesla Cybertruck is on fire after exploding outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday, January 1. Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill said in a news conference Thursday that the driver shot himself in the head prior to the blast that injured seven people outside the hotel.
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A man rows his boat across the Ganges River on a cold winter morning in Varanasi, India, on Friday, December 27.
A man rows his boat across the Ganges River on a cold winter morning in Varanasi, India, on Friday, December 27.
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