A look at the best news photos of 2016.
Photos of the Year 2016 - Top News

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His cheek wet with tears, President Barack Obama recalls the 20 first-graders killed in 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School, while speaking in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Jan. 5, 2016, about steps his administration is taking to reduce gun violence.

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A 4-month-old baby born with microcephaly is held by his mother in front of their house in Olinda, near Recife, Brazil, Feb. 11, 2016.

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An injured woman looks on as another speaks on her mobile phone following twin blasts at Brussels airport in Zaventem, Belgium, March 22, 2016. Islamic State group (IS) millitants launched attacks at the city's airport and in a Metro train, killing more than 30 people and injuring more than 200 people.

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Infant Udai Faisal, who suffered from acute malnutrition, is hospitalized at Al-Sabeen Hospital in Sana'a, Yemen, March 22, 2016. Udai died on March 24. Hunger has been the most horrific consequence of Yemen’s conflict and has spiraled since Saudi Arabia and its allies, backed by the U.S., launched a campaign of airstrikes and a naval blockade a year ago.