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News Photos Capture 2024’s Major Events
Getty Images released a compilation of their most powerful news photos taken in 2024. The images cover key moments in politics, conflicts, natural disasters, and more.
- Ukrainian soldiers endured freezing temperatures while holding their positions in Kreminna.
- Palestinian children played amidst the ruins of Rafah in Gaza following the Israel-Hamas conflict.
- A Pakistani election event featured large gatherings ahead of the general elections.
- A same-sex couple was married at San Francisco City Hall, marking 20 years since the city’s first same-sex marriages.
- Multimillion-dollar mansions precariously perched on a cliff in Dana Point, California, after a landslide.
- Around 65 migrants crossed the English Channel on an inflatable dinghy, highlighting the ongoing issue of illegal immigration.
- A cargo ship struck Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing its collapse and killing six maintenance workers.
- A solar eclipse was visible above the Washington Monument, drawing viewers from across the US and beyond.
- Pro-Palestinian demonstrators barricaded themselves in Columbia University, leading to arrests.
- Temperatures in the Philippines reached 53 degrees Celsius, prompting employees to dump ice blocks into a resort’s water.
- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash, along with several other officials.
- A wind turbine in Iowa lay toppled after a record-high number of tornadoes in the state.
- The Sundhnúkur volcano in Iceland erupted, causing the evacuation of the famous Blue Lagoon.
- A D-Day commemoration ceremony featured an installation titled “Standing with Giants” at the Normandy British Memorial.
- President Biden faced off against former President Trump in a disastrous first presidential debate, leading to Biden’s withdrawal from the election.
- Former President Trump narrowly survived an assassination attempt during a rally in Pennsylvania.
- An oil slick from a sunken tanker muddied the waters of Manila Bay in the Philippines.
- A year after the Maui wildfires, damage remained visible in an aerial photo of Lahaina.
- A firefighter battled flames from the Park Fire in California, the fourth-largest fire in the state’s history.
- Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden embraced at the Democratic National Convention.
- Debris from Hurricane Helene littered the shores of Lake Lure in North Carolina.
- Israelis marked the anniversary of terrorist attacks in which Hamas killed 1,200 people and took hostages.
- Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida with winds of up to 120 mph, leaving millions without power.
- Trump worked at a McDonald’s drive-thru during his campaign trail in Pennsylvania.
- Mount Fuji in Japan experienced its latest date in 130 years without snowfall, raising concerns about climate change.
- Trump declared victory in the 2024 election, winning 312 electoral votes to Harris’ 226.
- Harris delivered a concession speech at Howard University, vowing to continue fighting for her beliefs.
- A door at the National Assembly in South Korea was damaged during a declaration of martial law, which was later revoked.
- The suspect in the shooting of a UnitedHealthcare CEO appeared in court in Pennsylvania.
- A woman took a selfie in front of a destroyed tank after Syrian rebels deposed Bashar Assad.
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