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10 images that captured 2023

January 22, 2024

Matthew Kendrick

With 2023 in our rearview mirror, here are some of the images that defined the tumultuous year: from Fulton County, Georgia to Gaza City,

Feb. 5: Spy Balloon Downed

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Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Feb. 5, 2023.

Feb. 10: Earthquake shakes Turkey and Syria

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An aerial view shows damaged and collapsed buildings in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Hatay, Turkey February 10, 2023.

March 23: France protests pension changes

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Riot policemen stands amid clouds of tear gas as more than 70,000 people protest in Toulouse against French President Emmanuel Macron’s attempt to raise the national retirement age and change pension benefits. March 23th 2023.

May 6: King Charles III coronated

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King Charles III waves as he leaves the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, following his coronation, May 6, 2023.

Jun. 7: Canadian wildfires

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People ride bicycles at 6th Avenue as haze and smoke caused by wildfires in Canada blanket New York City, New York, U.S., June 7, 2023.

Aug. 24: Trump mugshot

Credit: Reuters

Former U.S. President Donald Trump in a police booking mugshot released by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, August 24, 2023.

Sept. 25: Milei’s chainsaw

Credit: REUTERS/Cristina Sille

Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei holds a chainsaw next to Carolina Piparo, candidate for Governor of the Province of Buenos Aires, during a campaign rally, in Buenos Aires, Argentina September 25, 2023.

Oct. 7: Noa Argamani kidnapped

Nova music festival attendee Noa Argamani reaches out to her boyfriend, Avinatan Or, as they are kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023.

Oct. 9: Gaza’s children bombed

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A child at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City rests after surgery, having been wounded in an Israeli attack. October 9, 2023.

Oct 23: Afghanistan's historic Cricket World Cup win

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Hashmatullah Shahidi celebrates Afghanistan's victory against Pakistan. Oct 23, 2023

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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office on April 7, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt

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On Monday, President Donald Trump said that the US has been engaged in “direct” talks with Iran over its nuclear program and said that a meeting with “very high-level” officials is set for this Saturday. That would be a sharp break from previous US-Iran talks, which have occurred mostly through intermediaries.

Graphic Truth: How Trump aims to alter the US voting system

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Don’t call it a trade war

A general view outside Exchange Square in Hong Kong's financial district. Asian stock markets have plummeted amid growing fears of a global trade war, as Donald Trump described his tariffs as ''medicine'' and showed no indication of backing down.

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Iran-backed militias in Iraq ready to surrender weapons?

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani attends a press briefing in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2025.

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In response to warnings from US officials of looming air attacks by US forces, the leaders of four of the largest Iran-backed militia groups operating in Iraq told Reuters on Monday that they were prepared to surrender their weapons to Iraqi government authorities.

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10 images that captured 2023

Feb. 5: Spy Balloon Downed

Feb. 10: Earthquake shakes Turkey and Syria

March 23: France protests pension changes

May 6: King Charles III coronated

Jun. 7: Canadian wildfires

Aug. 24: Trump mugshot

Sept. 25: Milei’s chainsaw

Oct. 7: Noa Argamani kidnapped

Oct. 9: Gaza’s children bombed

Oct 23: Afghanistan's historic Cricket World Cup win

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10 images that captured 2023

Feb. 5: Spy Balloon Downed

Feb. 10: Earthquake shakes Turkey and Syria

March 23: France protests pension changes

May 6: King Charles III coronated

Jun. 7: Canadian wildfires

Aug. 24: Trump mugshot

Sept. 25: Milei’s chainsaw

Oct. 7: Noa Argamani kidnapped

Oct. 9: Gaza’s children bombed

Oct 23: Afghanistan's historic Cricket World Cup win

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After months of historic protests, Serbia’s embattled president, Aleksandar Vučić, is now up against something particularly formidable: the clock.

In the latest twist of the United States’ trade war with China and the world, US President Donald Trump declared Monday that he would impose an additional 50% levy on Chinese imports on April 9 if Beijing refuses to drop its retaliatory tariff.

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Civil wars from around the world (feat. 2000s pop bangers).

In response to warnings from US officials of looming air attacks by US forces, the leaders of four of the largest Iran-backed militia groups operating in Iraq told Reuters on Monday that they were prepared to surrender their weapons to Iraqi government authorities.

The markets are tanking as the US attacks globalization through Trump's tariff wall. In this Quick Take, Ian Bremmer examines who bears the cost of this anti-globalist push.

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