Week in Pictures

31 Dec 2021

Week in pictures

Year in pictures

Washington DC, USA, January 6
Trespassers faced off against police officers outside the Senate chamber. Hundreds of people were later arrested and charged in connection with the riot (Erin Schaff/The New York Times).

Washington DC, USA, January 20
Joe Biden brings the U.S. back into the Paris Climate Agreement.

Rome, Italy, February 3
Designated Prime Minister Mario Draghi speaks to media after having accepted from Italian President Sergio Mattarella, the mandate to form a new Government, following the resignation of Giuseppe Conte (Roberto Monaldo/Am Pool/Getty Images).

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 4
Characteristic architecture of EXPO 2020 Terra Sustainability Pavilion for the postponed EXPO held in 2021 in Dubai.

Auckland, New Zealand, March 17:
Team New Zealand retained the America’s Cup, defeating Luna Rossa from Italy in race 10 to win the Auld Mug in front of a packed crowd in Auckland (Gilles Martin-Raget/Afp)

Istanbul, Turkey, April 7
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is relegated to a sofa in a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara.

London, Great Britain, April 9
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-lived male member of the British royal family, died aged 99.

Kabul, Afghanistan, May 2
An American soldier sat aboard a Chinook helicopter as U.S. troops began their withdrawal from the country, loading up ammunition and supplies from Kandahar Airfield (Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times)

Beijing, China, June 29
Performers gather around the Communist Party flag during a gala show ahead of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing, China. June 2021 (Ng Han Guan/AP Photo).

London, Great Britain, July 11
Italy won the European Championship for the first time since 1968 as Gianluigi Donnarumma saved two England penalties in the Wembley final (Reuters).

Tokyo, Japan, august 1
Marcel Jacobs shocked the world as he claimed a stunning victory in the men's 100m at the Tokyo Olympics. It capped a glorious few minutes for Italy at the Olympic Stadium with Jacobs' victory coming shortly after Gianmarco Tamberi's gold medal in the high jump (Anderrsen/Afp/Getty Images)

Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15
Taliban fighters met little resistance as they entered the capital, effectively sealing control of the country as its president fled and a government backed by the United States collapsed (Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times).

Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20
Before the city fell, Khalil Haqqani appeared at a mosque to help establish Taliban authority. When the Taliban declared a caretaker government, they appointed many loyalists, including Mr. Haqqani, from their rule in the 1990s (Victor J. Blue for The New York Times)

Berlin, Germany, September 26
After 16 years beset by crises and critics, german cancellor Angela Merke, arguably the world’s most powerful woman, stepped down from the world stage (Georg Wendt / dpa via AP).

Roubaix, Belgium October 3
A mud-spattered Sonny Colbrelli won a three-way cat-and-mouse struggle to claim victory in the epic Paris-Roubaix bike race in dreadful conditions (Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto)

La Palma, Canary Islands, October 30
A house peeked through an ash-covered landscape more than a month after the Cumbre Vieja volcano first erupted, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people (Emilio Morenatti/Associated Press)

In a year of change, deep division and an unrelenting pandemic, tenuous signs of hope emerged. It might not be a year you want to remember, but 2021 is one you will never forget. Here is the top news photograpy from the past year:

Washington DC, USA, January 6: Trespassers faced off against police officers outside the Senate chamber. Hundreds of people were later arrested and charged in connection with the riot (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)

Washington DC, USA, January 20: Joe Biden brings the U.S. back into the Paris Climate Agreement.

Rome, Italy, February 3: Designated Prime Minister Mario Draghi speaks to media after having accepted from Italian President Sergio Mattarella, the mandate to form a new Government, following the resignation of Giuseppe Conte (Roberto Monaldo/Am Pool/Getty Images).

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 4: Characteristic architecture of EXPO 2020 Terra Sustainability Pavilion for the postponed EXPO held in 2021 in Dubai.

Auckland, New Zealand, March 17: Team New Zealand retained the America’s Cup, defeating Luna Rossa from Italy in race 10 to win the Auld Mug in front of a packed crowd in Auckland (Gilles Martin-Raget/Afp)

Istanbul, Turkey, April 7: Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is relegated to a sofa in a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara.

London, Great Britain, April 9: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-lived male member of the British royal family, died aged 99.

Kabul, Afghanistan, May 2: An American soldier sat aboard a Chinook helicopter as U.S. troops began their withdrawal from the country, loading up ammunition and supplies from Kandahar Airfield (Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times)

Beijing, China, June 29: Performers gather around the Communist Party flag during a gala show ahead of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing, China. June 2021 (Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

London, Great Britain, July 11: Italy won the European Championship for the first time since 1968 as Gianluigi Donnarumma saved two England penalties in the Wembley final (Reuters)

Tokyo, Japan, august 1: Marcel Jacobs shocked the world as he claimed a stunning victory in the men's 100m at the Tokyo Olympics. It capped a glorious few minutes for Italy at the Olympic Stadium with Jacobs' victory coming shortly after Gianmarco Tamberi's gold medal in the high jump (Anderrsen/Afp/Getty Images)

Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15: Taliban fighters met little resistance as they entered the capital, effectively sealing control of the country as its president fled and a government backed by the United States collapsed (Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times)

Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20: Before the city fell, Khalil Haqqani appeared at a mosque to help establish Taliban authority. When the Taliban declared a caretaker government, they appointed many loyalists, including Mr. Haqqani, from their rule in the 1990s (Victor J. Blue for The New York Times)

Berlin, Germany, September 26: After 16 years beset by crises and critics, german cancellor Angela Merke, arguably the world’s most powerful woman, stepped down from the world stage (Georg Wendt / dpa via AP)

La Palma, Canary Islands, October 30: A house peeked through an ash-covered landscape more than a month after the Cumbre Vieja volcano first erupted, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people (Emilio Morenatti/Associated Press)

Roubaix, Belgium October 3: A mud-spattered Sonny Colbrelli won a three-way cat-and-mouse struggle to claim victory in the epic Paris-Roubaix bike race in dreadful conditions (Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto)

Week in Pictures

Year in pictures

Washington DC, USA, January 6 Trespassers faced off against police officers outside the Senate chamber. Hundreds of people were later arrested and charged in connection with the riot (Erin Schaff/The New York Times).

Washington DC, USA, January 20 Joe Biden brings the U.S. back into the Paris Climate Agreement.

Rome, Italy, February 3 Designated Prime Minister Mario Draghi speaks to media after having accepted from Italian President Sergio Mattarella, the mandate to form a new Government, following the resignation of Giuseppe Conte (Roberto Monaldo/Am Pool/Getty Images).

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 4 Characteristic architecture of EXPO 2020 Terra Sustainability Pavilion for the postponed EXPO held in 2021 in Dubai.

Auckland, New Zealand, March 17: Team New Zealand retained the America’s Cup, defeating Luna Rossa from Italy in race 10 to win the Auld Mug in front of a packed crowd in Auckland (Gilles Martin-Raget/Afp)

Istanbul, Turkey, April 7 Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is relegated to a sofa in a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara.

London, Great Britain, April 9 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-lived male member of the British royal family, died aged 99.

Kabul, Afghanistan, May 2 An American soldier sat aboard a Chinook helicopter as U.S. troops began their withdrawal from the country, loading up ammunition and supplies from Kandahar Airfield (Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times)

Beijing, China, June 29 Performers gather around the Communist Party flag during a gala show ahead of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing, China. June 2021 (Ng Han Guan/AP Photo).

London, Great Britain, July 11 Italy won the European Championship for the first time since 1968 as Gianluigi Donnarumma saved two England penalties in the Wembley final (Reuters).

Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15 Taliban fighters met little resistance as they entered the capital, effectively sealing control of the country as its president fled and a government backed by the United States collapsed (Jim Huylebroek for The New York Times).

Kabul, Afghanistan, August 20 Before the city fell, Khalil Haqqani appeared at a mosque to help establish Taliban authority. When the Taliban declared a caretaker government, they appointed many loyalists, including Mr. Haqqani, from their rule in the 1990s (Victor J. Blue for The New York Times)

Berlin, Germany, September 26 After 16 years beset by crises and critics, german cancellor Angela Merke, arguably the world’s most powerful woman, stepped down from the world stage (Georg Wendt / dpa via AP).

Roubaix, Belgium October 3 A mud-spattered Sonny Colbrelli won a three-way cat-and-mouse struggle to claim victory in the epic Paris-Roubaix bike race in dreadful conditions (Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto)

La Palma, Canary Islands, October 30 A house peeked through an ash-covered landscape more than a month after the Cumbre Vieja volcano first erupted, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people (Emilio Morenatti/Associated Press)