In 2024, Reuters news agency provided about 1.6 million photos of the most prominent events in the world. Over the past year, about half of the world’s population participated in elections. Natural disasters such as floods, forest fires and earthquakes also occur in many places. Conflicts, protests and price crises continue to escalate.
On the contrary, there are also moments when people share joy together, from victories in elections, sports competitions to admiring rare astronomical phenomena.
Below are some photos from Reuters’ most impressive photo series of 2024.
January
The Japan Airlines A350 plane caught fire at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo (Japan) on January 2 after colliding with another plane. All 379 people on the plane escaped
Athlete Timi Zajc of Slovenia practices to prepare for the Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck (Austria) on January 2, 2024
The cracked road surface caused the car to collapse after the earthquake on January 3, 2024 in Anamizu town (Japan)
Nasser Racing team’s racing car overcomes sand dunes in stage 6 of the fierce Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia on January 12, 2024
Ukrainian soldiers conduct anti-sabotage exercises in Chernihiv province bordering Belarus on January 17, 2024
February
A mirror reflects the image of a woman at the scene of a landslide in Achocalla (Bolivia) on February 17, 2024.
Monks perform a ceremony at Wat Phra Dhammakaya pagoda during Makha Bucha holiday in Pathum Thani province (Thailand) on February 24, 2024
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky attended the Ukraine-Southeast Europe summit in Tirana (Albania) on February 28
A woman watches President Vladimir Putin’s speech to the Federal Council (upper house) broadcast at a cinema in Saint Petersburg (Russia) on February 29.
March
A boy builds a sand castle near the area where SpaceX prepares to launch the Super Heavy rocket and the Starship spacecraft for the third time at the launch pad in Boca Chica, Texas (USA) on March 13.
Fire at the Crocus City Hall theater after a shocking shooting on the outskirts of Moscow (Russia) on March 22
The container ship Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, (USA) on March 27.
Supporters of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wear leader masks at an election rally in Meerut city on March 31.
April
Stephani (28 years old) from Venezuela, holding her 4-year-old son at a migrant camp between Mexico and the United States on April 3
Taihaku Japanese cherry blossom garden in Alnwick town, Northumberland county (UK) on April 5
Rare total solar eclipse in Carbondale city, Illinois (USA) on April 8, 2024
Many people watch the partial solar eclipse at the observatory of a high-rise building in New York (USA) on April 8
Cars were submerged in water in a residential area in Dubai (UAE) on April 18 after a rare heavy rain
French gendarmes were pulled up by helicopter during a drill near Paris on April 26 to prepare for the Paris Olympics.
May
One person was arrested after the shooting of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in the town of Handlova on May 15
Airplane parked on a flooded runway at the airport in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state (Brazil) on May 17
A person looks at the work The network by Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota at the Tapestries Museum, Aix-en-Provence (France) on May 17
Tents of pro-Palestinian protesters leave traces on the University of Washington campus in Seattle (USA) on May 20
Visitors look at the painting The Rokeby Venus by artist Diego Velazquez displayed at an exhibition in Liverpool (UK) on May 21.
June
Tenggerese Hindus climb Mount Bromo during Yadnya Kasada in Probolinggo, East Java (Indonesia) on June 21
Crosses on graves near a forest fire in the village of Latas (Greece) on June 22
Security forces spray snow foam at Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protesting in Jerusalem on June 30 after the Israeli Supreme Court ruled requiring the state to call these men into the army.
July
Airplanes sprayed fire retardant on a house in Oroville, California (USA) during a forest fire on July 2
A woman in a lavender field in Valensole, southern France on July 3
Flood drainage system management agency staff inspect underneath a pressurized water tank, part of a large network of flood-proof drainage tunnels under Tokyo and surrounding areas on July 4.
US presidential candidate Donald Trump raises his fist after being shot at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13.
August
Athletes participating in surfing in the Paris Olympics at the test site in Teahupo’o, Tahiti (French Polynesia) on August 6
Floodlights from the Eiffel Tower and the moon during the Paris Olympics on August 9
Thunder next to the cross tower of the Suzdal Kremlin in the city of Suzdal (Russia) on August 23
September
Man standing near a forest fire in Povoa de Montemuro (Portugal) on September 18
A man tries to help his car escape floodwaters during Hurricane Helene on the outskirts of Boone, North Carolina (USA) on September 27
The Solimoes River, one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon River, dried up during the most severe drought in Brazil since 1950. Photo taken on September 30 in Manacapuru area, Amazonas state
October
Part of a ballistic missile left over after Iran’s attack in the southern Israeli city of Arad on October 2
Men build human towers in a competition that takes place every two years in Tarragona (Spain) on October 6.
The canoe was swept onto the tennis court during Hurricane Milton in Punta Gorda, Florida (USA) on October 10.
November
A cat named Skye hides behind a sign that says “I voted” on election day November 5 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Presidential candidate Donald Trump kisses his wife Melania Trump during a speech in West Palm Beach, Florida the day after election day
Presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff leave the stage after their acceptance speech at Howard University, Washington DC on November 6.
December
Koreans light candles in front of the parliament building in Seoul on December 5 calling for President Yoon Suk Yeol to resign after declaring martial law but it was invalidated by the National Assembly.
Light show during the reopening ceremony of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on December 7 after the fire in 2019
Syrians in the city of Sednaya rejoice on December 11 after opposition forces took control of the capital Damascus and ousted President Bashar al-Assad.
Christmas market at Skanderbeg square in Tirana (Albania) on December 18
Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of General Director of UnitedHealth insurance company Brian Thompson, was escorted from Pennsylvania to New York on December 19.
