50 stunning moments captured by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters photography team in 2016
People watch as fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 1.
A woman with a Ziggy Stardust tattoo visits a mural of David Bowie in Brixton, south London, the day after his death, on January 11.
A refugee headed towards Europe on February 8.
A Buddhist monk lights a candle at Wat Phra Dhammakaya during a ceremony on Makha Bucha Day in Pathum Thani province, north of Bangkok, on February 22.
Here's a view of packed garbage bags in Jdeideh, Beirut, after Lebanon cancelled a plan to export its rubbish to Russia, sending Beirut's six-month garbage crisis back to square one on February 23.
A Somali man injured in a night car bomb attack near a hotel in Hamarweyne district sits along a sidewalk near the scene in Mogadishu, Somalia, on February 26.
South Korean (blue headbands) and US Marines take positions as amphibious assault vehicles of the South Korean Marine Corps fire smoke bombs during a US-South Korea joint landing operation drill in Pohang, South Korea, on March 12.
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei holds a rain cover to protect a Syrian refugee woman from the rain as she performs in a field on a piano brought by the artist, near a makeshift camp on the Greek-Macedonian border on March 12.
Refugees and migrants form a human chain to cross a river near the Greek-Macedonian border, west of the the village of Idomeni, Greece, on March 14.
Refugee children play with a stuffed toy in the mud at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border, near the village of Idomeni, Greece, on March 15.
Musician Frilal Ortiz carries a double bass in downtown Havana on March 16.
Air Force One — carrying President Barack Obama and his family — flies over a neighborhood in Havana on March 20.
On March 22, a refugee sets himself on fire during a protest near the village of Idomeni, Greece, demanding the Greek-Macedonian border be opened.
A man looks out at cherry blossoms in almost full bloom in Tokyo, Japan, on April 1.
A shopkeeper tries to save his belongings as residents use a bridge covered with floodwater on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, on April 4.
A mother holds her child after migrants and refugees tried to open the border fence at a makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border near the village of Idomeni, Greece, on April 7.
Tape is tied around 15-month-old Shivani's ankle to prevent her from running away while her mother works at a construction site nearby, in Ahmedabad, India, on April 19.
Fire burns part of an estimated 105 tons of ivory and a ton of rhino horn confiscated from smugglers and poachers at Nairobi National Park near Nairobi, Kenya, on April 30.
Wildfires glow underneath The Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, on May 7.
A girl sits on a boat at a dried-up pond at the drought-hit Kandal province in Cambodia on May 13.
A protestor uses a tennis racket to bounce a tear gas canister during a demonstration to protest the government's proposed labor law reforms in Nantes, France, on June 2.
A Molotov cocktail is thrown by a protester during a protest called by university students against Venezuela's government in Caracas, Venezuela, on June 9.
On June 12, friends and family members embrace outside the Orlando Police Headquarters during the investigation of a shooting at Pulse nightclub, where 49 people were murdered during the deadliest mass shooting in US history.
An emu runs to escape an approaching wildfire as it burns near Potrero, California, on June 20.
Brexit supporters cheer results at a Leave.eu party after polling stations closed in the Referendum on the European Union in London, England, on June 23.
On June 27, burnt-out prison cells belonging to Islamic State militants are seen in Fallujah after government forces recaptured the Iraqi city.
A demonstrator protesting the shooting death of Alton Sterling is detained by law enforcement near the headquarters of the Baton Rouge Police Department on July 9.
Former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton hugs President Barack Obama as she arrives onstage at the end of his speech on the third night of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 27.
Pope Francis walks through Auschwitz's notorious gate with the sign "Arbeit Macht Frei" ("Work sets you free") during his visit to the former Nazi death camp in Poland on July 29.
Lee Eun-Ju of South Korea (right) takes a selfie with Hong Un Jong of North Korea (left) during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 4.
Usain Bolt takes the lead during the Men's 100M semifinals during the Olympics on August 14.
President-elect Donald Trump looks out at Lake Michigan during a visit to the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 16, when he was the GOP nominee for president.
Relatives of Irfan Ahmed, who, according to local media, died after being hit by a tear gas canister fired by security forces, mourn his death in Srinagar as the city remained under curfew following weeks of violence in Kashmir on August 22.
A demonstrator looks at a riot policeman during a protest marking the country's 1973 military coup in Santiago, Chile, on September 11.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and teammate Eric Reid kneel during the playing of the national anthem before a game against the Los Angeles Rams at Levi's Stadium on September 12.
The charred interior of the parliament is seen after it was burned in post-election protests in Libreville, Gabon, on September 20.
A salt lake, which is separated by a road, shows different colors due to algae. This photo was taken in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province, China, on September 25.
A woman pours water over a child affected by teargas after clashes between police and street vendors in central Harare, Zimbabwe, on September 27.
People walk on a street next to destroyed houses after Hurricane Matthew hit Jeremie, Haiti, on October 6.
A food vendor waits for customers after Hurricane Matthew hit Jeremie, Haiti, on October 18.
A flooded building is pictured after Hurricane Matthew passed in Lumberton, North Carolina, on October 11.
A migrant waits to disembark from the rescue vessel Responder, a rescue boat run by the Malta-based NGO Migrant Offshore Aid Station and the Italian Red Cross, in the Italian harbor of Vibo Marina, Italy on October 22.
18-year-old Saida Ahmad Baghili, who is affected by severe acute malnutrition, sits on a bed at the al-Thawra hospital in the Red Sea port city of Houdieda, Yemen, on October 24.
A displaced Iraqi boy leads his animals to safety after escaping from the Islamic State-controlled village of Abu Jarboa during clashes with IS militants near Mosul, Iraq, on November 1.
Russian paratroopers jump past a rainbow from an IL-76 transport plane during a joint Serbian-Russian military training exercise, "Slavic Brotherhood," in the town of Kovin, near Belgrade, Serbia on November 7.
President-elect Donald Trump arrives to address supporters at his election night rally in Manhattan, New York, on November 9.
A migrant prepares to take a bath outside a derelict customs warehouse in Belgrade, Serbia, on November 10.
Police use a water cannon on protesters during a protest against plans to pass the Dakota Access pipeline near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, near Cannon Ball, North Dakota, on November 20.
Syrians that evacuated eastern Aleppo reach out for Russian food aid in the government-controlled Jibreen area in Aleppo, Syria, on November 30. The text on the bag reads in Arabic: "Russia is with you." It also shows the Syrian national flag and the Russian national flag.
A surfer rides a large wave at El Bocal during the Vaca Gigante (Big Cow) giant wave surf competition in Santander, northern Spain, on December 17.
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