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2017 Year in Pictures: News

Conflict, politics, jubilation, tragedy and a look at the brave and the bold are among our selections for the year in pictures for 2017 from Associated Press, Reuters News Agency, Agence-France Presse and Getty Images.

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When the world looks back on 2017, what will it see? From space, the swirling clouds of a hurricane almost as big as the Gulf of Mexico. From the air, scorched earth where neighborhoods once thrived – destroyed from massive wildfires in California. On the ground, the brown waters lapping the suburban cul-de-sacs of southern Texas, green forests uprooted in the mountains of Puerto Rico. And on the screens of our televisions and phones, the displaced refugees of Myanmar, the starving children of Yemen, the angry demonstrators of the Middle East, the defiant marchers of Charlottesville, the accusing faces of women and the abject ones of men. And the inescapable, unforgettable visage of Donald Trump, grinning in triumph, sneering in contempt, or simply walking outside beneath the world’s most famous thatch of hair, streaming and flapping in the wind.  – Jerry Adler

Photos from top: Patrick Semansky/AP, Emilio Morenatti/AP, Goran Tomasevic/Reuters, Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images, David J. Phillip/AP, Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress via AP, Paula Bronstein/Getty Images, Paul Sancya/AP, vid Becker/Getty Images

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Soccer, West Point graduation, Kashmiri protests and more — it happened today: May 27 in pictures

Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., toss their hats into the air at the conclusion of the commencement ceremony; Tomas Rogic celebrates scoring Celtic’s second goal against Aberdeen to go on to win the Scottish Cup Final at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland; protesters face police during a demonstration against the G7 summit in Giardini Naxos near Taormina, Sicily, Italy, in Srinagar, India, a young, masked Kashmiri protester participates in funeral prayers in absentia for a rebel commander and his associate killed in a gun battle; a woman walks with her dachshund dressed as a Gypsy woman during a dachshund parade in St. Petersburg, Russia; American flags are seen on the graves of the fallen soldiers that were part of the armed forces during different wars as part of the Memorial Day Weekend.

These are some of the photos of the day.

Photos from top: Mike Segar/Reuters, Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters, Mukhtar Khan/AP, Dmitri Lovetsky/AP, William Volcov/Brazil Photo Press/LatinContent/Getty Images

Photos of the day - March 14, 2017

An injured man is carried atop an Iraqi special forces armored vehicle during fighting against Islamic State militants in western Mosul, Iraq; Volkswagen cars are lifted inside a delivery tower of the company in Wolfsburg, Germany; Two men play golf with a tennis ball as a snowstorm sweeps through Times Square in New York; Bicycles are seen reflected in the water of a canal in Delft, Netherlands; and, Children ride on swings in Kabul, Afghanistan.

These are just a few of the photos of the day for March 14, 2017.

(Photos: Felipe Dana/AP, Rainer Jensen/dpa via AP, Mark Lennihan/AP, Yves Herman/Reuters, Rahmat Gul/AP)

Photos of the day — January 29, 2017

Wrapped in blankets, Sub-Saharan migrants sit on the deck of the Golfo Azzurro rescue vessel after arriving at the port of Messina, Italy, with more than 299 migrants aboard the ship rescued by members of Proactive Open Arms NGO; Seattle police push the last group of protesters out of a Seattle-Tacoma International Airport terminal after giving a final dispersal order; Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates after defeating Spain's Rafael Nadal during the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia; Performers take part in a lion dance during the Chinese New Year parade in London, England; and Boris Ratushny, 80, swims in the icy water in St. Petersburg, Russia, marking the 73rd anniversary of the breaking the Nazi siege of Leningrad during WWII.

These are some of the photos of the day for January 29, 2017.

Photos: (from top) Emilio Morenatti/AP, Genna Martin/seattlepi.com via AP, Aaron Favila/AP, Jack Taylor/Getty Images, Dmitri Lovetsky/AP

Photos of the day — January 18, 2017

Workers make a toffee-like sweet cake called "dodol," one of the traditional delicacies served during Chinese New Year celebrations in Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia; a member of Iraqi rapid response forces fires a rocket launcher during a battle with Islamic State militants in the district of Yarimja in southern Mosul, Iraq; President Barack Obama prepares to speak at his final presidential news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington; Madame Tussauds' designers apply the final touches to the wax figure of President-elect Donald Trump, as they unveil the figure just days ahead of the American's Presidential Inauguration in Washington in London; The world's oldest giant panda "Basi" in captivity eats specially-made cake during its 37th birthday at Strait Panda World in Fuzhou, Fujian Province of China; and a priest carries a picture of Christ on the cross as final preparations are made as Timkat celebrations get under way in Gondar, Ethiopia.

These are just a few of the photos of the day for January 18, 2017.

Photos: (from top) Tatan Syuflana/AP, Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters, Carolyn Kaster/AP, Frank Augstein/AP, VCG via Getty Images, Carl Court/Getty Images

Photos of the day — January 23, 2017

Forty-three crosses sit in a vacant lot in the Englewood neighborhood on January 23, 2017 in Chicago, Ill.; a protestor supporting Jallikattu, a traditional bull-taming ritual tries to resist as police remove them from the Marina beach on the Bay of Bengal coast in Chennai, India; a photo taken with a multiple exposure shows Serena Williams of the USA in action against Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic during round four of the Women's Singles at the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; fire trucks extinguish a fire at a TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK's oil refinery in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan; a model presents a creation from the Spring/Summer 2017 Haute Couture collection by Dutch designer Iris Van Herpen during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France; and Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara pose for a photo at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston.

These are just a few of the photos of the day for January 23, 2017.

Photos: (from top) Scott Olson/Getty Images, AP, Tracey Nearmy/EPA, Kyodo via Reuters, Ian langsdon/EPA, Ian langsdon/EPA, Office of George H.W. Bush via AP