25 of the most powerful news photos of the year

What a year 2021 has been.

Between the inauguration, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic -- and a slew of variants that our world is still dealing with -- the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the 20-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, plenty of natural disasters and more, the past year has been loaded with action.

These 25 photos, all from Getty Images, help tell the story of 2021.

In no particular order, here they are:

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