White House Communications Director Hope Hicks leaves the U.S. Capitol after attending the House Intelligence Committee closed-door meeting in Washington, D.C., on February 27, 2018. The following day, the White House announced that Hicks had resigned, her final day on the job to take place in the following weeks.
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Palestinians burn tires and throw stones toward Israeli forces as they gather to support a maritime demonstration to break the Gaza sea blockade in Gaza City on October 22, 2018. #
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un reach across the border between North and South Korea to shake hands at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, on April 27, 2018.
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An antique car sits inundated by floodwaters from the Waccamaw River, caused by Hurricane Florence, in Bucksport, South Carolina, on September 26, 2018. Nearly two weeks after Florence made landfall in North Carolina, river flooding continued in northeastern South Carolina.
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People are walked out of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after a shooting at the school that killed 17 students and staff members and injured 17 others on February 14, 2018, in Parkland, Florida. The attack sparked a protest movement among students and others nationwide, which led to numerous demonstrations, marches, and meetings with political leaders, seeking stronger gun-control legislation.
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Students rally in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 14, 2018. Students walked out of school to protest gun violence in response to the previous month’s massacre of 17 people at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
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Emma Gonzalez, a student and shooting survivor from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, cries as she addresses the conclusion of the “March for Our Lives” event demanding gun control after recent school shootings at a rally in Washington, D.C., on March 24, 2018. During her emotional speech, Gonzalez set aside several staring at the crowd and cameras, to help drive home the impact of the six minutes and 20 seconds it took for the shooter at her school to cause so much pain. #
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Meghan Markle walks down the aisle in St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, on May 19, 2018, during her wedding to Britain’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. #
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Newly released child soldiers wait in line for their registration during the release ceremony in Yambio, South Sudan, on February 7, 2018. More than 300 child soldiers, including 87 girls, were released in South Sudan’s war-torn region of Yambio under a program to help reintegrate them into society, the UN said on on February 7, 2018. A conflict erupted in South Sudan little more than two years after it gained independence from Sudan in 2011, causing tens of thousands of deaths and uprooting nearly four million people. The integration program aims to help 700 child soldiers return to normal life. #
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Military-aircraft enthusiasts watch as a United States Air Force F-15 fighter jet travels at low altitude through the “Mach Loop” series of valleys near Dolgellau, Wales, on June 26, 2018. The Mach Loop valleys are regularly used by the military for operational low-flying training, which can take place as low as 250 feet (76 meters) from the nearest terrain. #
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In this photo made available by the German Federal Government, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, speaks with U.S. President Donald Trump, seated at right, during the G7 Leaders Summit in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada, on Saturday, June 9, 2018
We near the end of another eventful year. Wildfires raged across California, the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy toward immigrants led to family separations, relations between North and South Korea eased a bit, a horrific school shooting in Florida touched off a nationwide gun-control protest and debate, France won the World Cup in Moscow, Britain’s Prince Harry wed Meghan Markle, the U.S. held a historic midterm election, and so much more. Here, we present the Top 25 News Photos of 2018. Be sure to come back soon for a more comprehensive series, beginning tomorrow—2018: The Year in Photos,
