A selection of some of the best images taken by agency photographers during the past year.
A selection of some of the most powerful pictures taken by news agency photographers around the world this year.A pro-Donald Trump protester carries the lectern of US Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, through the Rotunda of the Capitol Building. On 6 January, violent supporters of the former president surged past barricades and into the building while Congress was certifying Joe Biden's election win.
Principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre became the first black woman in 30 years to host a daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, US, in May. "It's a real honour to be standing here," she said. "But I believe that being behind this podium, being in this building, is not about one person; it's about what we do on behalf of the American people.
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