Reuters compiled the most important news, photos and events of 2022
The British news agency Reuters produced a comprehensive compilation of the most important events, developments and moments of 2022. Photos and news provided by the agency’s reporters from different parts of the world were reviewed and shared again at the end of the year.
Photos and stories shared by Reuters are listed below:
RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

The drama in Ukraine caused sadness and horror in international public opinion.
HE FOUND THE VITAL BODY OF HIS FATHER
As the war between Russia and Ukraine continues on February 24, the entire world is watching the human tragedy caused by the war. Yana Bachek, who lives in Kharkiv, Ukraine, saw the lifeless body of 79-year-old Viktor Gubarev on the side of the road on December 18 and screamed. Next to Bachek are her partner Yevgeny Vlasenko and her mother Lyubov Gubareva.
FINAL DEFENSE

The photograph of the Ukrainian soldier taken one day after the invasion of Russia became the agenda.
This photo, which arrived just one day after the Russian attack on February 24, became the agenda of international public opinion. This is how the National Guard of Ukraine was waiting for Russian soldiers in front of the capital Kyiv.
Gleb Garanich, who took the photo, said: “On the way back to the office, I saw how young the National Guard of Ukraine was. “It was very impressive to see soldiers so young, almost like children, lying on the road with weapons and determination on their faces,” he said.

Images of a Palestinian woman warning Israeli soldiers.
PALESTINE
This photo of the Israeli forces, who continue to systematically use violence against the population of the region, taken in the West Bank is one of the photos of the year. The gestures of a Palestinian woman, who confronted the armed Israeli soldiers in the action that started after the Israeli army killed 3 Palestinians, was on the agenda at the time.
Mussa Qawasma, who took the photo, said: “The Palestinian woman in the photo was on her way home and the soldiers appeared in front of her. The woman said that the Palestinians who were throwing stones were children and asked them not to shoot. They wanted the woman removed or said they would arrest her. The woman did not withdraw, the atmosphere became tense. So the woman left,” she said.

The economic crisis and depression continue in Sri Lanka.
SRI LANKA
In Sri Lanka, which was going through one of the biggest economic and political crises in its history, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa could not resist the backlash and had to flee the country in early July. Hours after Rajapaksa’s escape, the angry public had entered the Presidential Residence and were amused, marveling at his lavish lifestyle.

Prince Louis was the name that marked the ceremony held for Queen Elizabeth.
THE CRY OF THE PRINCE
Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and Duchess of Cambridge Kate along with Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis watched the warplane show during the event held at Buckingham Palace, and the young Prince Louis made his mark at the event . Annoyed by the sounds of the planes and perhaps by the attention being paid to him, 4-year-old Prince put his hands over his ears, screamed and screwed up his face.

Hundreds of young people lost their lives in the incident in the South Korean capital.
HALLOWEEN DISASTER IN SOUTH KOREA
When the dates pointed to October 30, the eyes of the whole world were on Seoul, the capital of South Korea. During the Halloween celebration held in one of the popular areas of the city, at least 158 people, in their mostly teenagers and children, lost their lives in the fight and stampede, and more than 180 people were injured. This fact entered the history of the country as a black mark.
Kim Hong-ji, who took the photo, said: “It was midnight and I couldn’t sleep. At that time I watched the breaking news and when I got there they were moving dead bodies. It was an incredible, surreal and chaotic environment. “I tried very hard to control my emotions,” she said.

“I saw the woman sweating,” said the photographer in the photo, which was taken in Somalia.
GLOBAL CLIMATE CRISIS
In 2022, humanity once again failed to take concrete steps in the fight against the global climate problem… While the global climate crisis is expected to have an impact in the coming years, a photo taken in Somalia revealed the effects of famine, thirst and weather change. In the Gedo region of Somalia, a woman named Habiba Bile is seen next to cattle that died of thirst.
Feisal Omar, who took the photo, said: “When I looked from afar, I saw a Somali woman standing. As she got closer to me, I saw her sweat running down her face. When I asked her why she was standing here, she said: ‘My 200 goats died of thirst. It was the last animal here,” he said.

Biden’s fall was heartbreaking.
THE FALL OF BIDEN
Missing the tabloids’ agenda in 2022 for making too many blunders, Joe Biden scared him on June 18. The fall of Biden, who was riding a bicycle in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, shocked the guards. Biden, 80, on the other hand, considered himself lucky to have survived the crash without injury.

It was on the agenda that the Serbian tennis player Djokovic should not be admitted to Australia.
DJOKOVIC CRISIS AT THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has created tension over Covid-19 in the sports world… With Australia canceling his visa at the last minute because there is no vaccine against Covid-19, the sports world discussed this event. In this photo shared by Reuters, Djokovic is seen on his return to the United Arab Emirates.

This is how the body of Queen Elizabeth was transferred.
DEATH OF QUEEN ELIZABETH
Although the death of Queen Elizabeth on September 8 caused great repercussions in the international community, there was also great mourning in England… In the photo provided by the Reuters news agency, officials are seen carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Scotland.
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