Photos of the Year 2023 - Part 1

Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro storm the the National Congress building in Brasilia, Brazil, Jan. 8, 2023. 

A competitor stumbles during the Junior women's race at the British Cyclocross championships near Milnthorpe, Britain, Jan. 15, 2023.

A train passes a railroad crossing between flooded fields in Nidderau-Eichen near Frankfurt, Germany, Jan. 16, 2023.

Liechtenstein's Nico Gauer compets during the Men's Downhill at the FIS Alppine Ski World Cup in Kitzbueel, Austria, Jan. 21, 2023.

A model presents a creation for Viktor & Rolf during the Haute-Couture Spring-Summer 2023 Fashion Week in Paris, France, Jan. 25, 2023.

A grandfather says goodbye to his granddaughter Arina, 6, before her evacuation from front line city of Bakhmut, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Jan. 31, 2023. Arina is one of an estimated 11 million people displaced by the war in Ukraine, according to U.N. figures, that began when Russia invaded in February 2022. The grandparents initially said they did not want the little girl to leave - but eventually concluded it would be for the best. 

This photo taken with a drone shows portions of a Norfolk and Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio are still on fire at mid-day Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.

Residents dismantle a vehicle belonging to the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kanyaruchinya, Nyiragongo territory, Feb. 8, 2023, after it was set on fire overnight by angry residents.

A man reacts as the body of his baby pulled out from the rubble, is taken away by a Syrian White Helmet rescue worker, in the town of Harim in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province, Feb. 8, 2023.

A model wears a creation as part of the Diesel women's Fall-Winter 2023-24 collection presented in Milan, Italy, Feb. 22, 2023.

Norweigean police carry away Greta Thunberg as activists demonstrate outside the Ministry of Finance entrance and several other ministries in Oslo, Norway, March 1, 2023, in protest that the wind turbines at Fosen, have not been demolished.

A mourner mourns near coffins during a lying-in-state for victims who died in a migrant shipwreck, in Crotone, Italy, March 1, 2023.

A woman and a child duck near a police vehicle after leaving school amid gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 3, 2023.

A police officer sprays an irritant smoke at demonstrators during a protest to mark International Women's Day in front of Mexico's National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, March 8, 2023.

Oscar winners Jamie Lee Curtis and Michelle Yeoh watch backstage as Brendan Fraser (unseen) poses with his Oscar in the Oscars photo room at the 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, March 12, 2023.

An injured man is helped in Blantyre, Malawi, March 13, 2023. The unrelenting Cyclone Freddy that is currently battering southern Africa has killed more than 50 people in Malawi and Mozambique since it struck the continent for a second time.

A man walks on the cracked ground of the Baells reservoir as drinking water supplies have plunged to their lowest level due to extreme drought in Catalonia, in the village of Cersc, in the region Bergueda, Spain, March 14, 2023.

A protester holds an umbrella to protect from tear gas during a demonstration on the 8th day of strikes and protests across the country against the government's proposed pensions overhaul, in Nantes, France, March 15, 2023.

A backyard pool is left hanging on a cliffside after torrential rain brought havoc on the beachfront town of San Clemente, California, March 16, 2023.

A Ukrainian police officer takes cover in front of a burning building that was hit in a Russian airstrike in Avdiivka, Ukraine, March 17, 2023.

A man stands along the banks of river Yamuna covered with polluted foam in New Delhi, India, March 21, 2023.

A model for the Dieyingchongchong collections by Chinese designer Dong Yaer has final makeup applied backstage during the China Fashion Week in Beijing, March 28, 2023.

Students draw pictures among blossoming rapeseed flowers in Haian, Nantong city, in China's eastern Jiangsu province, March 28, 2023.

"Costaleros", who carry a statue of Jesus Christ of the "Padre Jesus Nazareno" brotherhood, participate in the holy week procession in Priego de Cordoba, southern Spain, April 7, 2023.

Hungarian men wearing folk costumes pour water onto women during a traditional a Easter Monday celebration in Holloko, Hungary, April 10, 2023.

Retired members of the Lebanese security forces and other protesters scuffle with Lebanese army after they removed a barbed-wire barrier in order to advance towards government buildings during a protest in Beirut, April 18, 2023.

Striking writers take part in a rally in front of Paramount Pictures studio, May 2, 2023, in Los Angeles. California. 

Migrants cross through the banks of the Rio Grande River to the U.S., as seen from Matamoros, state of Tamaulupas, Mexico, May 9, 2023. 

Sudanese refugees who fled the violence in Sudan's Darfur region and newly arrived ride their donkeys, near the border between Sudan and Chad in Goungour, Chad, May 8, 2023.

Astana Qazaqstan Team's Mark Cavendish crashes before Alpecin-Fenix's Kaden Groves wins stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia cycling race between Atripalda and Salerno, Italy, May 10, 2023.

A monkey plays on overhead electric power cables in a street in the north-central town of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, May 18, 2023.

Liv, a Morkie, models a creation by designer Anthony Rubio and inspired by an outfit worn by Salma Hayek, at the Met Gala, May 22, 2023, in New York.

NATO Kosovo Force (KFOR) soldiers clash with local Kosovo Serb protesters at the entrance of the municipality office, in the town of Zvecan, Kosovo, May 29, 2023.

A man talks on his phone as he looks through smoke from wildfires in Canada at the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, New Jersey, June 7, 2023.

Fisherwomen and men pull a net off the coast of Chuao, Venezuela, June 7, 2023. Some women are joining a family tradition of fishing or launching new careers after losing jobs during Venezuela's economic crisis. 

Poland's Iga Swiatek is pictured serving to Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova during the final match of the French Open in Roland Garros, Paris, France, June 10, 2023.

A person in a dinosaur costume makes an appearance at the Colombia Congress during a debate on climate change, in Bogota, June 13, 2023.

This handout picture released by Environmental NGO Sea Shepherd UK shows people hunting dolphins in Leynar, Denmark, June 14, 2023.

A protester smashes windows at Byblos Bank during a protest demanding the release of depositors' trapped savings, in Beirut, Lebanon, June 15, 2023.

Lava flows down the slopes of Mayon volcano as seen from Legazpi, Albay province, northeastern Philippines, June 15, 2023.

Children recite holy book Quran at a mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, June 18, 2023.

Britain's King Charles III, Camilla, the Queen Consort and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, right, react as they watch a race at day two of the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting, at Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, England, June 21, 2023.

People equipped with searchlights scan for recyclable materials for resale at a landfill in Iraq's southern city of Basra late at night, June 22, 2023.

French rally team of driver Sebastian Ogier and his co-driver Vincent Landais arrive to pomp at the finish line to win the WRC Safari Rally Kenya, part of the FIA World Rally Championship in their Toyota Gr Yaris Rally1 Hybrid at the lake-side town of Naivasha, June 25, 2023. 

Turkey's Ecem Calagan lands in the sand after sustaining an injury during the Women's Long Jump during the European Games in Chorzow, Poland, June 25, 2023.

Children cool themselves with electric fans as they take a rest near the Forbidden City on a hot day in Beijing, China, June 25, 2023.