MELBOURNE January 16: Tennis star Novak Djokovic departs the Park Hotel in Melbourne after his visa had been canceled by the Australian government on public health and order grounds. Djokovic was deported by authorities who said he didn’t have a valid exemption for Australia’s vaccination requirements (Loren Elliott/Reuters)

KYIV February 24: A photo provided by the Ukrainian President's office appears to show an explosion in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. There were explosions in a number of cities as Russia’s invasion began before dawn (Ukrainian President's Office)

LOS ANGELES March 27: Actor Will Smith slaps comedian Chris Rock during the Academy Awards telecast after Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. Censors muted the verbal exchange that followed. Smith would go on to win the Oscar for best actor later in the night, and in a tearful acceptance speech he apologized to the Academy. The next month, the Academy punished Smith by banning him from the awards for the next 10 years (Myung Chun/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images)

BUCHA April 4: Bodies of civilians are seen in Bucha, a suburb of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. The images sparked international outrage and raised the urgency of ongoing investigations into alleged Russian war crimes (Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times/Redux)

UVALDE May 24: Students run to safety after law enforcement officers helped them escape from a window at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. A gunman was inside the school at the time. The mass shooting left 19 students and two teachers dead (Pete Luna/Uvalde Leader-News)

BUDAPEST June 22: American artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez is rescued by her coach, Andrea Fuentes, after she lost consciousness following her routine at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Alvarez received medical attention beside the pool and was carried off on a stretcher, but she was OK (Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images)

NARA July 8: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is tended to after he was shot while gibing a speech in Nara, Japan. Abe was rushed to the hospital, but efforts to save him failed and he died due to blood loss. He was 67 (Kyodo News/AP)

LONDON September 19: The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is carried into Westminster Abbey for her state funeral in London. Westminster Abbey is where the Queen was crowned 69 years ago and where she was married to her husband, Prince Philip, 75 years ago (Frank Augstein/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

LONDON September 23: Tennis great Roger Federer, left, holds the hand of friend and rival Rafael Nadal after they teamed up to play doubles for the final match of Federer’s career. After they lost at the Laver Cup in London, the two became emotional while watching a video montage during the post-match ceremony (Ella Ling/Shutterstock)

LONDON October 25: Britain’s King Charles III welcomes Rishi Sunak to Buckingham Palace in London. The King invited Sunak, the newly elected leader of the Conservative Party, to become prime minister and form a new government. Sunak is the first Hindu and the first person of color to lead the UK. At the age of 42, he is also the youngest person to take the office in more than 200 years (Aaron Chown/Pool/AP)

SAO PAULO October 30: A supporter of Brazilian presidential candidate Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wears stickers on his face on the day of the presidential runoff between Lula da Silva and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. Lula da Silva defeated Bolsonaro to earn a third term in office. He previously served two terms from 2003-2010 (Diego Vara/Reuters)

QATAR November 23: Before their World Cup opener, Germany's starting 11 posed for their team photo with their right hands in front of their mouths. The team's social media feed confirmed that the gesture wasdesigned to protest FIFA's decision to ban the "OneLove" anti-discrimination armband that many European captains had been hoping to wear in Qatar. The issue of LGBTQ rights in Qatar was a constant theme at this year's World Cup (Visionhaus/Getty Images)

QATAR December 18: Lionel Messi lifts the World Cup trophy while celebrating with his Argentina teammates in Qatar (Shaun Botterill/FIFA/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON December 21: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Kamala Harris hold up a Ukrainian national flag signed by troops from the besieged area of Bakhmut. Zelensky’s visit to Washington marked his first trip outside of Ukraine since the Russian invasion (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)