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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A saiga antelope with a baby grazes next to the carcasses of dead antelope in a field in the Kostanay region, of Kazakhstan on May 20, 2015. (Reuters)
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People gather for the inauguration of a monument to Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on May 25, 2015. (Reuters/Marat Gurt)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with U.S. President Barack Obama during the G7 Summit outside Elmau Castle in Germany, on June 8, 2015. (Reuters/Michael Kappeler)
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Female Peshmerga fighters take a selfie in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdish autonomous region, on June 9, 2015. Many Kurdish women joined in the fight against Islamic State militants in Kurdistan. (AFP/Safin Hamed)