Week in pictures: 30 December 2023 - 5 January 2024 - BBC News

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Students wave a Somali flag during a demonstration at Eng Yariisow Stadium in Mogadishu, in support of Somalia's government. Somalia has described an agreement that landlocked Ethiopia made with the self-declared republic of Somaliland over sea access as an act of aggression. Ethiopia has defended the deal with the breakaway state, saying other countries had done deals with Somaliland and had not "transgressed" any laws.

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Revellers turned out in large numbers to celebrate the new year in Australia as fireworks lit up the sky over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House.

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The UK marked the beginning of 2024 with fireworks, street parties and a message of inclusivity. As Big Ben struck midnight, drones lit up the capital's sky with the message "London, a place for everyone", followed by a vibrant firework display.

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People drink Champagne after their new year swim in the Adriatic Sea in Opatija, Croatia.

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A collapsed building in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, in central Japan, after a powerful earthquake. A total of 98 people were killed when the 7.6-magnitude quake struck the remote Noto peninsula on New Year's Day.

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Emergency services raced against time to rescue all passengers and crew from a plane that was later engulfed in flames at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. Authorities are investigating how the Japan Airlines plane collided with a Coastguard aircraft as it was landing.

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This aerial photo shows a view of two trains after they collided in Cicalengka, West Java, Indonesia. At least three people were killed and 28 injured in the crash.

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A play park submerged in floodwater in Stratford-upon-Avon, after the River Avon burst its banks following Storm Henk which brought strong winds and heavy rain across much of the UK.

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People walk through the rubble of destroyed buildings following strikes on the the town of Naqoura in southern Lebanon, close to the border with northern Israel.

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A fox runs across a snow-covered field, after hearing a dog barking, in a village in Ovacik, Tunceli, Turkey.