The year's best photojournalism
In the most striking images of 2016, a protester stands her ground, an unlucky fish finds itself in a precarious situation, and more

A peaceful demonstrator protesting the shooting death of Alton Sterling is detained in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
(REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman)

Usain Bolt of Jamaica smiles at his competitors during the men's 100 meter semifinal at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
(Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

A fish trapped in a jellyfish struggles to break free in Byron Bay, Australia.
(Courtesy Tim Samuel, Tim Samuel photography)

Air Force One, carrying President Obama and his family, descends into Havana.
(REUTERS/Alberto Reyes)

Mevlut Mert Altintas gestures to the sky after shooting the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, at a photo gallery in Ankara, Turkey.
(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

A polar bear at the Grandview mall in Guangzhou, China.
(REUTERS)

Children ride in the trunk of a car on a flooded street in Sanaa, Yemen.
(REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

Wrestlers fight during an amateur match inside a makeshift ring as part of the celebrations for the annual Hindu festival Diwali in Kolkata, India.
(REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri)

After escaping from nearby Yagiyama Zoological Park, amale chimpanzee named Chacha screams as a man tries to capture him on the power lines at a residential area in Sendai, Japan.
(REUTERS/Kyodo)

President-elect Donald Trump and Mitt Romney dine at Jean Georges restaurant in New York City.
(Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

A woman with a Ziggy Stardust tattoo mourns David Bowie at a makeshift memorial in London.
(REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth)

Security forces wear gas masks at the Kosovo assembly after a disruption in a parliamentary session in Kosovo's capital Pristina.
(AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)

Director of Emergency Operations for St. James Parish, Blaise Gravois, visits the Sugar Hill RV Park following a storm in Convent, Louisiana.
(AP Photo/Max Becherer)

A sniper fires towards Islamic State militants in Sirte, Libya.
(AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

White House staffers listen to President Obama's post-election speech at the White House in Washington, D.C.
(REUTERS/Joshua Roberts)

A mustard field in Srinagar, India.
(AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan, File)

Military veterans huddle together to hold a United States flag during protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline in Cannon Ball, North Dakota.
(AP Photo/David Goldman)

Scottish red deer graze in Glen Etive at the end of the rutting season in Scotland.
(Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

A cheeky man dressed as Santa Claus relieves himself during SantaCon in London.
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