The year's best photojournalism
A politician fires a pistol, a squirrel gets stuck, and more

A panda bear gets a CT scan at a zoo in Lebniz, Germany.
(Berlin Zoo/Handout via REUTERS)

A worker comes through a Tunnel Boring Machine breakthrough point in Ahmedabad, India.
(REUTERS/Amit Dave)

NFL prospect Darius Slayton jumps before running the 40-yard dash for scouts in Indianapolis.
(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

A fisherman holds a sack of crabs in Cairu, Brazil.
(REUTERS/Nacho Doce)

A hot air balloon rises in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
(FAZRY ISMAIL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

A statue is removed from display at a museum in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
(ROBIN UTRECHT/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

A soon-to-be rescued squirrel stuck in a manhole cover in Dortmund, Germany.
(Feuerwehr Dortmund/dpa via AP)

A monkey keeps cool in Tiazhou, China.
(Sipa Asia/Shutterstock)

A murmuration of starlings near Gretna Green, Scotland.
(REUTERS/Phil Noble)

Haitian Senator Ralph Fethiere fires a gun to disperse protesters in Port-au-Prince.
(AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)

A "swamp soccer" game in Pogy village, Russia.
(AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

A tightrope walker performs in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
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