Photos of the year

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A supporter of the presidential candidate for the Honduran Opposition Alliance Against the Dictatorship for the past election, Salvador Nasralla, lies on the street in front of police officers during a demonstration against the contested re-election of President Juan Orlando Hernandez, in Tegucigalpa on 21 January 2018. Photo: AFP
A supporter of the presidential candidate for the Honduran Opposition Alliance Against the Dictatorship for the past election, Salvador Nasralla, lies on the street in front of police officers during a demonstration against the contested re-election of President Juan Orlando Hernandez, in Tegucigalpa on 21 January 2018. Photo: AFP
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A picture taken on 22 January 2018 shows a murmuration of starlings performing their traditional dance before landing to sleep near the southern Israeli city of Rahat, in the Negev desert. Photo: AFP
A picture taken on 22 January 2018 shows a murmuration of starlings performing their traditional dance before landing to sleep near the southern Israeli city of Rahat, in the Negev desert. Photo: AFP
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A Syrian girl holds an oxygen mask over the face of an infant at a make-shift hospital following a reported gas attack on the rebel-held besieged town of Douma in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on 22 January 2018. Photo: AFP
A Syrian girl holds an oxygen mask over the face of an infant at a make-shift hospital following a reported gas attack on the rebel-held besieged town of Douma in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on 22 January 2018. Photo: AFP
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Children of reindeer herders play with a ball on the snow in the remote Yamalo-Nenets region of northern Russia on 6 March 2018. Photo: AFP
Children of reindeer herders play with a ball on the snow in the remote Yamalo-Nenets region of northern Russia on 6 March 2018. Photo: AFP
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Rescue workers (bottom L) walk out from the Yun Tsui building, which is leaning at a precarious angle, in the Taiwanese city of Hualien on 8 February 2018 after the city was hit by a 6.4-magnitude quake late on 6 February. Photo: AFP
Rescue workers (bottom L) walk out from the Yun Tsui building, which is leaning at a precarious angle, in the Taiwanese city of Hualien on 8 February 2018 after the city was hit by a 6.4-magnitude quake late on 6 February. Photo: AFP
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Indonesian schoolchildren walk together at Sipandak elementary school in Tiga Pancur village in Karo, North Sumatra on 19 February 2018, as thick volcanic ash from Mount Sinabung volcano rises into the air following another eruption. Sinabung roared back to life in 2010 for the first time in 400 years and has remained highly active since. Photo: AFP
Indonesian schoolchildren walk together at Sipandak elementary school in Tiga Pancur village in Karo, North Sumatra on 19 February 2018, as thick volcanic ash from Mount Sinabung volcano rises into the air following another eruption. Sinabung roared back to life in 2010 for the first time in 400 years and has remained highly active since. Photo: AFP
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A Sudanese man from Dinka tribe stands in the early morning at their cattle camp in Mingkaman, Lakes State, South Sudan, on 3 March 2018. During South Sudan’s dry season between December and May, pastoralists from the highlands move to the lowlands and close to the Nile, where they set up big cattle camps to make sure their animals are close to grazing land. Photo: AFP
A Sudanese man from Dinka tribe stands in the early morning at their cattle camp in Mingkaman, Lakes State, South Sudan, on 3 March 2018. During South Sudan’s dry season between December and May, pastoralists from the highlands move to the lowlands and close to the Nile, where they set up big cattle camps to make sure their animals are close to grazing land. Photo: AFP
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North Korean cheerleaders attend the pair skating free skating of the figure skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on 15 February 2018. Photo: AFP
North Korean cheerleaders attend the pair skating free skating of the figure skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on 15 February 2018. Photo: AFP
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Real Madrid`s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (C) overhead kicks and scores during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg football match between Juventus and Real Madrid at the Allianz Stadium in Turin on 3 April 2018. Photo: AFP
Real Madrid`s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (C) overhead kicks and scores during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg football match between Juventus and Real Madrid at the Allianz Stadium in Turin on 3 April 2018. Photo: AFP
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Palestinian Saber al-Ashkar, 29, hurls rocks during clashes with Israeli forces along the border with the Gaza strip, east of Gaza City, on 11 May 2018, as Palestinians demonstrate for the right to return to their historic homeland in what is now Israel. Photo: AFP
Palestinian Saber al-Ashkar, 29, hurls rocks during clashes with Israeli forces along the border with the Gaza strip, east of Gaza City, on 11 May 2018, as Palestinians demonstrate for the right to return to their historic homeland in what is now Israel. Photo: AFP
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A bird rests on the head of a white-tailed deer roaming free in San Jose Villanueva, 25 km southwest of San Salvador, on 21 May 2018. Photo: AFP
A bird rests on the head of a white-tailed deer roaming free in San Jose Villanueva, 25 km southwest of San Salvador, on 21 May 2018. Photo: AFP
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Men stand on a beached whale found dead in Rosarito, Baja California State, Mexico, on 21 May 2018. Photo: AFP
Men stand on a beached whale found dead in Rosarito, Baja California State, Mexico, on 21 May 2018. Photo: AFP
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France`s forward Kylian Mbappe kisses the World Cup trophy after winning the Russia 2018 World Cup final football match between France and Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on 15 July 2018. Photo: AFP
France`s forward Kylian Mbappe kisses the World Cup trophy after winning the Russia 2018 World Cup final football match between France and Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on 15 July 2018. Photo: AFP
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North Korea`s leader Kim Jong Un (L) shakes hands with South Korea`s President Moon Jae-in (R) at the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries ahead of their summit at the truce village of Panmunjom on 27 April 27, 2018. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South`s President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit on 27 April after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism. Photo: AFP
North Korea`s leader Kim Jong Un (L) shakes hands with South Korea`s President Moon Jae-in (R) at the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries ahead of their summit at the truce village of Panmunjom on 27 April 27, 2018. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South`s President Moon Jae-in sat down to a historic summit on 27 April after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries in a gesture laden with symbolism. Photo: AFP
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Aerial view of Salvadorean migrants heading in a caravan to the US, crossing the Suchiate River to Mexico, from Ciudad Tecun Uman, Guatemala, on 2 November, 2018. According to the Salvadorean General Migration Directorate (DGME), over 1,700 Salvadoreans left the country in two caravans and entered Guatemala Wednesday, in an attempt to reach the US. Photo: AFP
Aerial view of Salvadorean migrants heading in a caravan to the US, crossing the Suchiate River to Mexico, from Ciudad Tecun Uman, Guatemala, on 2 November, 2018. According to the Salvadorean General Migration Directorate (DGME), over 1,700 Salvadoreans left the country in two caravans and entered Guatemala Wednesday, in an attempt to reach the US. Photo: AFP
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Israel and Estelle, both from Honduras, part of a caravan of thousands of migrants from Central America en route to the United States, kiss while bathing in Rio Novillero in San Pedro Tapanatepec, Mexico, 27 October 2018. Photo: Reuters
Israel and Estelle, both from Honduras, part of a caravan of thousands of migrants from Central America en route to the United States, kiss while bathing in Rio Novillero in San Pedro Tapanatepec, Mexico, 27 October 2018. Photo: Reuters
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Migrants, part of a caravan traveling en route to the United States, carry an anteater that was hit by a car, according to them, as they walk on the road that links Arriaga and Tapanatepec, near Arriaga, Mexico, 5 November 2018. Photo: Reuters
Migrants, part of a caravan traveling en route to the United States, carry an anteater that was hit by a car, according to them, as they walk on the road that links Arriaga and Tapanatepec, near Arriaga, Mexico, 5 November 2018. Photo: Reuters
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Border Patrol agents on horses track a man along the Rio Grande River after he illegally crossed into the US from Mexico in Sunland Park, New Mexico, US, 15 June 2018. Photo: Reuters
Border Patrol agents on horses track a man along the Rio Grande River after he illegally crossed into the US from Mexico in Sunland Park, New Mexico, US, 15 June 2018. Photo: Reuters
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Mini-pigs perform during the presentation in Balashikha, Russia 11 December 2018. Picture taken 11 December 2018. Photo: Reuters
Mini-pigs perform during the presentation in Balashikha, Russia 11 December 2018. Picture taken 11 December 2018. Photo: Reuters
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Ten Rohingya Muslim men with their hands bound kneel in Inn Din village, Myanmar, 1 September 2017. Photo: Reuters
Ten Rohingya Muslim men with their hands bound kneel in Inn Din village, Myanmar, 1 September 2017. Photo: Reuters
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A child sleeps in a bag in the village of Beit Sawa, eastern Ghouta, Syria, 15 March 2018. Photo: Reuters
A child sleeps in a bag in the village of Beit Sawa, eastern Ghouta, Syria, 15 March 2018. Photo: Reuters
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A 2.4 kg chicken is pictured next to 14,600,000 bolivars, its price and the equivalent of 2.22 USD, at a mini-market in Caracas, Venezuela 16 August 2018. Photo: Reuters
A 2.4 kg chicken is pictured next to 14,600,000 bolivars, its price and the equivalent of 2.22 USD, at a mini-market in Caracas, Venezuela 16 August 2018. Photo: Reuters
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Serena Williams of the United States yells at chair umpire Carlos Ramos in the women`s final against Naomi Osaka of Japan on day thirteen of the 2018 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, US, 8 September 2018. Photo: Reuters
Serena Williams of the United States yells at chair umpire Carlos Ramos in the women`s final against Naomi Osaka of Japan on day thirteen of the 2018 US Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, US, 8 September 2018. Photo: Reuters
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A bride poses for photo during a total lunar eclipse from in Brasilia, Brazil, 27 July 2018. Photo: Reuters
A bride poses for photo during a total lunar eclipse from in Brasilia, Brazil, 27 July 2018. Photo: Reuters