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Moments that defined 2024

As the year draws to an end, here are some of its main events in photos. 

Members of the Abu Sinjar family mourn their relatives killed in an Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at their house in Rafah, southern Gaza, on Jan. 5
Members of the Abu Sinjar family mourn their relatives killed in an Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, at their house in Rafah, southern Gaza, on January 5. [Fatima Shbair/AP Photo]
Published On 30 Dec 2024

Dubbed the year of elections and ravaged by wars on three continents and climate emergencies, 2024 brought people together and tore them apart.

Here are some of its key moments, in pictures.

Yulia Navalnaya, center, widow of Alexey Navalny, stands in a queue with other voters at a polling station near the Russian embassy in Berlin on March 17
Yulia Navalnaya, centre, widow of Alexey Navalny, stands in a queue with other voters at a polling station near the Russian embassy in Berlin on March 17, during the Russian presidential elections. [Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo]
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Supporters of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi wear masks of his face, as they attend an election campaign rally in Meerut, India, March 31
Supporters of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi wear masks of his face, as they attend an election campaign rally in Meerut, India, March 31. The largest electoral process in the world, involving seven phases, took place in India between April and May with Narendra Modi winning the Prime Minister position. [Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters]
Debris surrounds a titled building a day after a powerful earthquake struck, in Hualien City, eastern Taiwan, April 4
Debris surrounds a tilted building a day after a powerful earthquake struck, in Hualien City, eastern Taiwan, April 4. A 7.4 magnitude tremor, Taiwan’s most powerful in 25 years, killed 10 people and injured more than 1,000. [Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo]
Student protesters gather inside their encampment on the Columbia University campus, on April 29, 2024
Student protesters gather inside their encampment on the Columbia University campus, on April 29, in New York. Dozens of US college campuses saw protests against the Israeli genocide in Gaza. [Stefan Jeremiah/AP Photo]
A woman with two children carries their belongings as residents of the Lower Delmas flee their homes due to gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti May 2
A woman with two children carries their belongings as residents of the Lower Delmas flee their homes due to gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on May 2. Key government sites were attacked in an explosion of violence that included a mass escape from the country’s two biggest prisons. [Ralph Tedy Erol/Reuters]
Alternative for Germany (AfD) party co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla react to results after the polls closed in the European Parliament elections, in Berlin, Germany, June 9
Far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla react to results after the polls closed in the European Parliament elections, in Berlin, Germany, June 9. [Annegret Hilse/Reuters]
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Emergency services work at the site of Okhmatdyt children's hospital hit by Russian missiles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 8
Emergency services work at the site of Okhmatdyt children's hospital hit by Russian missiles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 8. [Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo]
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents after an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., July 13
Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump is surrounded by Secret Service agents after an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13. Trump won the November election against Democrat Kamala Harris, securing his second mandate at the White House. [Evan Vucci/AP Photo]
Anti-government protestors display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace in Dhaka on August 5
Antigovernment protesters display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace in Dhaka on August 5. Hasina was deposed and fled to India, ending 15 years of her "authoritarian" regime. [KM Asad/AFP]
Athletes compete during the men's 10km marathon swimming competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, on Aug. 9
Athletes compete during the men's 10km marathon swimming competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, on August 9. [Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo]
A Palestinian walks past the rubble of houses destroyed by Israeli strikes, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, September 4
A Palestinian walks past the rubble of houses destroyed by Israeli strikes, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip, September 4. More than 45,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel in nearly 15 months of genocide. [Hatem Khaled/Reuters]
People gather in front of destroyed buildings hit by an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, on Oct. 10
People gather in front of destroyed buildings hit by an Israeli air strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, on October 10. [Bilal Hussein/AP Photo]
People chant slogans and wave the new Syrian flag in Damascus
Syrians chant slogans and wave the new Syrian flag as they gather for first Friday prayers after the fall of the Syrian government, at the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, Syria, December 13. [Leo Correa/AP Photo]
People wear traditional Ukrainian clothes as they mark Christmas Day with a carol singing event, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 25
People wear traditional Ukrainian clothes as they mark Christmas Day with a carol singing event, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 25. [Thomas Peter/Reuters]