Mahmoud Ajjour, Aged Nine © Samar Abu Elouf, The New York Times. World Press Photo of the Year
| Mahmoud Ajjour (9), who was injured during an Israeli attack on Gaza City in March 2024, finds refuge and medical help in Doha, Qatar. 28 June, 2024.
Droughts in the Amazon © Musuk Nolte, Panos Pictures, Bertha Foundation
| A young man brings food to his mother who lives in the village of Manacapuru. The village was once accessible by boat, but because of the drought, he must walk 2 kilometers along the dry riverbed of the Solimões River to reach her. Amazonas, Brazil, 5 October 2024.
Life Won’t Stop © Mosab Abushama
| The groom poses for a portrait at his wedding. In Sudan, announcing a wedding with celebratory gunfire is a tradition. Omdurman, Sudan, 12 January 2024. This photo was taken with a mobile phone camera.
Gabriel Medina During the Paris 2024 Olympic Games © Jerome Brouillet, Agence France-Presse
| Brazil's Gabriel Medina bursts out triumphantly from a large wave in the fifth heat of round three of men’s surfing, during the 2024 Olympic Games. Teahupo’o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, 29 July 2024.Teahupoo, Tahiti, Polinesia francese, 29 luglio 2024.
It Smells of Smoke at Home © Aliona Kardash, DOCKS Collective, for Stern Magazine
| Impromptu memorials sprung up around the country after a 22 March attack by Islamist extremists on the Crocus City Hall in Moscow, which killed 145 people. Tomsk, Russia, 25 March 2024.
Bullets Have No Borders © Ebrahim Alipoor
| At least 2,463 kolbars were killed or injured in Iranian Kurdistan between 2011 and 2024. Every year brides become widows due to the dangerous occupation. Kurdistan, Iran, 21 March 2023.
Night Crossing © John Moore, Getty Images
| Chinese migrants warm themselves during a cold rain after crossing the US–Mexico border. Campo, California, 7 March 2024.