As the year ends, it's time to take a look at some of the most memorable events and images of 2021. The events covered in this article (the first part of this year’s three-part photo summary) include the January 6 data breach and Trump supporters’ views on the U.S. Capitol, the inauguration of President Joe Biden, and the global coronavirus pandemic. The continued influence of the country, tensions on the border between Ukraine and Russia, the eruption of a new volcano in Iceland, etc. Check back later this week for Part Two and Part Three, and be sure to check out our previous "25 Top 25 News Photos of 2020".
Trump supporters on January 6, 2021, on January 6, 2021, on January 6, 2021, on January 6, 2021, will definitely affirm Joe Biden’s victory and participate in the Washington, DC assembly. Thousands of people gathered to express their support for President Donald Trump and his unfounded allegations of election fraud. A large number of them later marched to the U.S. Capitol and broke in to try to prevent certification. #
Trump supporters clashed with police and security forces when they pushed a roadblock to attack the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. #
On January 6, 2021, when thugs tried to break into the House of Representatives of the U.S. Capitol, people hid in the Gallery of the House of Representatives. #
On January 6, 2021, Jack Angeli, also known as the "QAnon Shaman", roamed the U.S. Capitol with other mobs. Later, Angeli was identified, arrested, and tried on federal charges of illegal entry and obstruction. In November, Angeli pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 41 months in prison. More than 700 of the rioters on January 6 are now charged with crimes. #
On January 6, 2021, a mob tried to break into the House of Representatives of the U.S. Capitol. Police officers with guns were watching. #
Members of the National Guard took a rest at the US Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC on January 13, 2021. After the US Capitol was breached, security measures were strengthened throughout Washington until the inauguration of the president. #
On January 7, 2021, when pro-Trump thugs broke into the U.S. Capitol, the bust of U.S. President Zachary Taylor was covered in plastic. #
At sunrise on January 16, 2021, one can see the U.S. Capitol behind a fence with barbed wire. More than 20,000 National Guard soldiers were sent to Washington, DC to prepare for Joe Biden's inauguration as the 46th President of the United States. #
On January 9, 2021, Brazilian surfer Paulo Guido rides on the Doce River in Valadares Province, Brazil. #
The 16-year-old Kelvia Andrea Goncalves was supported by her 37-year-old aunt, Vanderleia dos Reis Brasao, who buried her mother at the Parque Tarumã Cemetery in Manaus. The reaction of the 39-year-old Andrea dos Reis Brasao who died of COVID at the age of 39 -19, Brazil, January 17, 2021. #
From the left, U.S. Vice Presidents Kamala Harris, Jill Biden, and U.S. President Joe Biden approach nearly 400,000 American victims of the Coronary Heart Disease pandemic at the Lincoln Memorial Garden Memorial, Gilas Harris, January 19, 2021 Day, Washington DC#
Former presidential candidate and Senator Bernie Sanders sat in the stands on Capitol Hill before Joe Biden took office. #
On January 20, 2021, at the inauguration of Joe Biden, National Young Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman recited her poem "The Hill We Climb". #
Joe Biden (Joe Biden) and his wife Jill (Jill) were sworn in as the 46th President of the United States by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts at the US Capitol on January 20, 2021. #
On January 28, 2021, in an online ballet class in Izmir, Turkey, Duru Suyece practices ballet in her living room. #
House decorated to celebrate Dino Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana, January 24, 2021. Due to the pandemic, most traditional Mardi Gras events in New Orleans have been cancelled this year. But the locals spent their time and energy dedicated to safe alternative celebrations to keep the spirit of the carnival - including decorating hundreds of houses in the style of carnival floats. #
On January 22, 2021, a mortuary attendant of the Pretoria branch of the South African funeral service company AVBOB put a biohazard warning sticker on the body of a patient who died of a COVID-19-related disease. He made it in 2021 He was buried on January 22nd. #
The police detained a man at a rally in support of the imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny in St. Petersburg, Russia, on January 31, 2021. Navalny, 44, was nearly fatal from nerve agent poisoning after being detained for five months after returning to Moscow on January 17th. He was later sentenced to prison while awaiting trial for violating the suspended sentence sentenced in 2014. #
On February 3, 2021, in Nidlaus near Frankfurt, Germany, a train passed a railway crossing surrounded by floods caused by rain and melting snow. #
On February 11, 2021, Kurdish animal rights activists released a bear into the wild in Duhok, Iraq, and people fled for safety. Photographer Ari Jalal: "In Kurdistan, animal rights activists are rescuing imprisoned bears in people’s homes and releasing them back to the wild. This bear was kept as a pet in a garden in Kurdistan. The moment of release. When the bears were released from the cage, reporters and bystanders started running. People were afraid of bears just like bears were afraid of them. Photographing wild animals was new to me, but luckily I stayed with bears the day before It’s been four hours. I know that the bear is kept as a pet, so it’s not aggressive. So when it was released, I understood its behavior and was not afraid of it—not running around like other reporters. Scream." #
On February 12, 2021, in the village of Daldere in Van, Turkey, nurses Gokalp Balli (left) and Bilge Koc from Gevas Public Health Center vaccinated 74-year-old Basra Payza with Sinovac-CoronaVac during a visit. #
On February 23, 2021, a violent eruption occurred over Mount Etna in Sicily, and the volcanic ash spewed more than one kilometer. #
From left: Emma Banker, Jessi McIrvin, and Valerie Sanchez record vocals in a pop-up tent during a choir class at Wenatchee High School in Washington, February 26, 2021. When students return to the classroom, the school uses pop-up tents as a COVID-19 fence for its music program. #
On February 24, 2021, Rome, Italy, during the coronavirus pandemic, Anna, a resident of the Sacra Family Nursing Home, embraced her daughter through a plastic screen. One year after the pandemic began, the house opened a "hug room", allowing guests and their families to contact each other while maintaining separation and protection. #
On February 26, 2021, at the Dhammakaya Temple in Pathum Thani, Thailand, people prayed because the screen showed devotees gathering through Zoom. #
On February 28, 2021, during a protest against a military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, demonstrators clashed with riot police and a protester sprayed a fire extinguisher. #
Actor Michael K. Williams presents the 2021 Critics' Choice Awards in Brooklyn, New York City on March 7, 2021. Williams died in September 2021. #
On March 8, 2021, during a demonstration to commemorate International Women's Day in Mexico City, women clashed with police on the fence in front of the National Palace. #
People wear protective masks when commuting during a sandstorm in Beijing, China, March 15, 2021. The Chinese capital and northern areas were hit by sandstorms, the air quality index reached dangerous levels, and flights were cancelled. #
On March 24, 2021, a shooting occurred at the King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado, killing 10 people. People came to visit the large flower and flag monument. #
On the fifth day of 2021/2022 Fall/Winter China Fashion Week, March 28, 2021, Zhang Yan walked the Suncun series fashion show in Beijing, China. #
On March 21, 2021, weekend hikers will see lava from the Fagradalsfjall volcano that erupted about 25 miles west of the Icelandic capital of Reykjavík. The eruption continued until October. #
On March 30, 2021, minors were detained at the main detention center for unaccompanied children in the Grand River Valley operated by the United States Customs and Border Protection, the Texas Department of Homeland Security detention center. Hundreds of minors were held in eight pods measuring approximately 3,200 square feet. There are more than 500 children in many pods. On March 30, the Biden administration allowed reporters to enter its main detention facility for migrant children at the border for the first time and found a heavily crowded tent structure, in which more than 4,000 children and families were packed in pods, and the youngest was kept in a large Play fence, there are cushions on the floor for sleeping. #
On April 6, 2021, you can see the villas on the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from the observation deck of The View at The Palm. #
On April 10, 2021, Volodymyr, a member of the Ukrainian armed forces, plays with puppies in the trenches on the line of separation from pro-Russian rebels in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. Photographer Oleksandr Klymenko: "In April 2021, I was photographed Ukrainian soldiers waiting on the front line. The whole world watched in horror as the Russian army assembled on the border of the country. I arrived at this position at 5:15 in the morning. Fired by pro-Russian insurgents at night claiming to be the Donetsk People’s Republic. The soldier Vova in my photo showed me the edge of the trench, where enemy snipers often fired when the sun rose. When we When I sat down, I noticed a puppy running towards Vova, and then another. When he stroked the puppy, I saw Vova’s face changed and became gentle and considerate. Vova told me that these puppies had just Soon after they were born, they were taken care of by the soldiers. "We feed them whatever we eat," he said. #
On April 16, 2021, during the second MotoGP free practice session of the Portuguese Grand Prix held at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimão, Portugal, motorcycle racer Takaaki Nakagami from LCR Honda Idemitsu crashed. #
On April 21, 2021, during the coronavirus pandemic, a funeral worker removed the empty coffin containing the remains, which were later cremated at the La Recoleta Cemetery in Santiago, Chile. #
On April 22, 2021, a model swims in a transparent swimming pool bridge that spans the top floors of two apartment buildings in the Embassy Garden, adjacent to the new American Embassy in southwest London. The 82-foot-long acrylic swimming pool is well known as a sky pool. Residents can swim from one building to another building 10 stories above the ground. #
On April 25, 2021, sheep climbed up the hillside in Marsden Moor near Huddersfield in northern England. #
On April 27, 2021, a truck drives over part of Lake Oroville on the Corporate Bridge in Oroville, California. Due to the drop in the water level of the state’s reservoirs, the state has just reentered a drought emergency. At that time, the water level of Lake Oroville had fallen to 42% of its full capacity. #
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