World news images of 2024: A year of power plays and shifting tides

Supporters of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi wear masks of his face at an election campaign rally in Meerut, India, on March 31. Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party won the most seats in the election, which was held between April and June, for the third consecutive time. However, he fell short of a majority in India’s lower house of Parliament.
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