In pictures: World Press Photo of the Year 2019 winners revealed
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World Press Photo of the Year 2019: Crying girl on the border
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General News Photo of the year: The disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi
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Nature Photo of the Year: Survival instinct
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- 4/23
Environment photo of the Year: Akashinga – the brave ones
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Sports Photo of the Year: Boxing in Katanga
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Contemporary Issues Photo of the Year: The Cubanitas
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- 7/23
Portrait Photo of the Year: Dakar fashion
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General News Story of the Year: Yemen Crisis
- 9/23
Spot news Story of the Year: Ambulance Bomb
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- 10/23
Contemporary Issues Story of the Year: Ireland’s Struggle to Overturn Anti-Abortion Laws
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World Press Story of the Year: The Migrant Caravan
- 12/23
Environment runner-up: Living among what’s left behind
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- 13/23
Environment runner-up: Evacuated
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General News runner-up: Unilateral
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General News runner-up: Still life volcano
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- 16/23
World Press Photo runner-up: Being Pregnant After FARC Child-Bearing Ban
- 17/23
Nature runner-up: Glass butterfly
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Nature runner-up: Flamingo socks
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- 19/23
Spot news photo runner-up: Climbing the border fence
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Sports runner-up: Shields strike back
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Sports runner-up: Sunlight serve
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- 22/23
Portrait runner-up: When I was ill
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Portrait runner-up: Black birds
Stephanie Ayako Karaki Harris
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A powerful image of a young girl crying while being detained with her mother by US border officials has landed the top prize as World Press Photo of the Year.
John Moore, a photographer who focuses on immigration and border issues, won €10,000 (£8647) for his picture.
Prizes were also given for the best pictures from individual categories including sport, nature and environment photography to name a few.
All of the nominated pictures will be included in a year-long exhibition that will tour around the world.
Click through to see the other amazing pictures in the other categories.