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PHOTOS of the YEAR

From tragedy to celebration, and from promising beginnings to somber farewells, these images capture a momentous 12 months

DEAL OR NO DEAL

In a historic summit, U.S. President Donald Trump appeared friendly with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, whom he had ridiculed as “Little Rocket Man.” But since the June 12 meeting in Singapore, progress on denuclearization talks has stalled.

TROUBLED TERRAIN

As the U.S. opened a new embassy in Jerusalem on May 14, violence erupted just miles away at the Gaza border,

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