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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

Picture of Lauren Hansen
by Lauren Hansen
December 30, 2016

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)

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A fish trapped in a jellyfish struggles to break free in Byron Bay, Australia.

(Courtesy Tim Samuel, Tim Samuel photography)

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Air Force One, carrying President Obama and his family, descends into Havana.

(REUTERS/Alberto Reyes)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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President-elect Donald Trump and Mitt Romney dine at Jean Georges restaurant in New York City.

(Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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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)

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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)

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White House staffers listen to President Obama's post-election speech at the White House in Washington, D.C.

(REUTERS/Joshua Roberts)

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A mustard field in Srinagar, India.

(AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan, File)

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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)

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

(REUTERS/Peter Nicholls)**Check out more of the year's best photojournalism.**

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