Events covered in this essay the first of a three-part photo summary of the year include the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, the March for Our Lives gun control rally, Mark Zuckerberg facing Congress, continued conflict in Syria and Yemen, the birth of a royal baby, and much more. The series will comprise images in all. Warning: Some of the photos may contain graphic or objectionable content.
January 1 was the first day that California allowed the selling of recreational marijuana, and long lines formed at many stores. Emergency personnel carry a woman rescued from a collapsed house after a mudslide in Montecito, California, on January 9, A resident reacts as he attempts to extinguish a fire that broke out in the Kijiji slums in the Southlands estate of Nairobi, Kenya, on January 28, The costumes are more than five meters high and more than 80 kilos in weight.
The event began on January 12 and finished on February 18, with orchestras playing Caribbean and Brazilian rhythms during festivities that ranged from elections for the Carnival Queen, the Junior Queen, and the Senior Queen, to children and adult murgas satirical street bands , comparsas dance groups , and street performances.
Rescue workers walk out of the Yun Tsui building, which is leaning at a precarious angle, in the Taiwanese city of Hualien on February 8, , after the city was hit by a 6. Before the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, members of the North Korea delegation gesture and sing on February 9, Adam Rippon of the United States competes in the figure-skating team eventβmen's single free skatingβon day three of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena, on February 12, The gold medalist Chloe Kim of the United States poses during the medal ceremony for the snowboard women's half-pipe final on day four of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games at Medal Plaza, on February 13, Protesters rally against gun violence on the steps of the old Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida, on February 21, Schoolchildren walk together at Sipandak Elementary School in Tiga Pancur village in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on February 19, , as thick volcanic ash from Mount Sinabung rises into the air following one in a series of eruptions.
Ten-year-old Omar, who was injured in an airstrike that killed several members of his family in their home in Otaybah, Syria, receives treatment at a makeshift hospital in eastern Ghouta on February 25, Men wear crowns and hold unloaded weapons at the World Peace and Unification Sanctuary in Newfoundland, Pennsylvania, on February 28, Worshippers clutching AR rifles participated in a commitment ceremony at the Pennsylvania-based church.
