This was the year that terrorism and refugees dominated global headlines more than ever. Militants escalated their attacks from Syria to the streets of Paris, while over a million people fleeing conflicts poured into Europe. Here are some of the images which captured the top stories of 2015.
2015: The Year In Photos
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Iraqi Christians, who fled violence in the northern city of Mosul after Islamic State militants took control of the area, arrive for a mass at the Syriac Catholic church at the Ashti camp in Irbil, Iraq on November 8, 2015. (AFP/Safin Hamed)
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People observe a minute of silence at the Trocadero near the Eiffel Tower in tribute to the victims of the November 13 attacks in Paris, France. The picture was taken on November 16, 2015. (Reuters/Philippe Wojazer)
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People carry an effigy of Russian President Putin and tanks while taking part in a march commemorating the 26th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, in Prague, Czech Republic, on 17 November 2015. Waves of peaceful protests in Czech and Slovak cities eventually brought down Czechoslovakia's Moscow-backed Communist Government in 1989. (epa/Filip Singer)
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A supporter of Kosovo opposition political parties runs from tear gas during a violent protest in Pristina, Kosovo, on November 18, 2015. Kosovo Police used tear gas to disperse opposition supporters gathered to protest the arrest of an opposition lawmaker. (epa/Valdrin Xhemaj)