Photos of the year 2024 – part 2

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The wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 lays on the ground near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan, Dec. 25, 2024. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said on Dec. 29, 2024, that the airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally, and criticized Moscow for trying to “hush up” the issue for days. The crash killed 38 of 67 people on board.