Today in Pictures, Jan 2, 2026
The first day of school for students in Singapore, a “resurrection ceremony” in Thailand, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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Minister for Education Desmond Lee (right) greeting a student on her first day of school in Westwood Primary School, on Jan 2, 2026.
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People watching New Year’s Day celebration fireworks in Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore, on Jan 1, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Fireworks exploding during New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, on Jan 1, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Mr Marco Fois diving into the Tiber River from Cavour bridge as part of traditional New Year celebrations in Rome, Italy, on Jan 1, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Lifesavers keeping an eye on New Year’s Day revellers at Durban North Beach in Durban, South Africa, on Jan 1, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
People praying in coffins during a “resurrection ceremony”, in which devotees lie in coffins for a symbolic death before being “reborn”, at Wat Ta Kien Buddhist temple in Nonthaburi, Thailand, on Jan 1, 2026.
PHOTO: AFP
Mr Zohran Mamdani being sworn in as mayor of New York City, flanked by his wife Rama Duwaji (right) and New York Attorney-General Letitia James, in Old City Hall Station, New York, the US, on Jan 1, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A firefighter working at the site of a residential complex damaged during an overnight Russian drone strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Jan 2, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
