Migrants cross the Rio Grande on their way north to the United States, as President Donald Trump invokes emergency powers to help build the border wall that was his signature 2016 campaign promise.
Islamic State looked close to defeat in its last enclave in eastern Syria as civilians poured out and the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said the remaining jihadists wanted to fight to the death.
Images taken by Reuters photographers around the world in January 2019, including the U.S. government shutdown, yellow vest protests in France and the “Super Blood Wolf Moon.” Produced by David Lucas.