The devastating toll of war, the deadly wildfires, the fiery plane crash and the joy of a baby hippo were among the many moments documented by news agency photographers in 2024.
Trump: US President-elect Donald Trump is surrounded by US secret service aganets at a capain rally on July 13, minutes after bullets were fired at him. (AP)
Lava: Lava flows across a road near Grindavik, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland (EPA)
Wave: Brazil's Gabriel Medina celebrates after catching a large wave in the surfing event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti.
GAZA: In Gaza, close to two million people have been forced to flee their homes to escape the fighting between Israel and Hamas
South Korea: South Korea's president is facing impeachment proceedings after a failed attempt to impose martial law
Syria; Syria's long-serving president Bashar al-Assad was ousted following 13 years of civil war
Storm: Severe weather caused havoc around the world, including tropical storms in North Carolina and unprecedented floods in Spain.
Wildfire: Wildfires ravaged South Africa and Greece.
Indonesia: Indonesian rescuers found 69 Rohingya people sunburnt and dehydrated floating on a rusty hull off the coast of Aceh. Around 80 others are believed to have been swept away - feared dead
Baby Hippo: Unexpectedly, a baby hippo called Moo Deng became a viral sensation. Moo Deng - a name that roughly translates to "bouncy pig" - is a female pygmy hippo who drew thousands of visitors at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand
Spain-Human: A team forms a human tower called a "castell" during the biennial competition in Tarragona, Spain. The tradition of castells dates back to competitions during 18th Century Catalonian festivals
Plane: Firefighters conduct search operations at Muan International Airport after a Jeju Air passenger plane carrying 181 people crashed the previous day. (DPA)
