
From Haiti's devastating earthquake to war in Syria, Reuters photographers have covered the biggest news stories of the decade, capturing images of armed conflict, natural disasters, the plight of migrants and the drama of sport.

Below is a selection of some of the best Reuters pictures taken between 2010 and 2019, accompanied by the photographers' comments.

An injured child receives medical treatment after an earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than 200,000 people were killed when a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated the impoverished Caribbean country on Jan. 12, 2010. As responders dealt with the aftermath, Eduardo Munoz found a young girl being treated for a head wound. "It was hard as she was so young but the injury wasn't really bad ... She was obviously scared," Munoz said. "I tried to find her afterwards but it was impossible."

Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine kiss on the balcony at Buckingham Palace, watched by bridesmaids Grace van Cutsem (L) and Margarita Armstrong-Jones and pageboy Tom Pettifer, after their wedding in London, United Kingdom. Surrounded by royal well-wishers, Dylan Martinez took the picture from the Queen Victoria Memorial in front the palace. As the couple kissed to loud cheers, frowning bridesmaid Grace van Cutsem covered her ears, making the picture even more memorable. "When I took that picture I didn't really notice that girl holding her ears. What I noticed was that I had this really beautiful black background," Martinez said. "They kissed again but ... it didn't have the girl, who made that picture."

Syrian rebels dodge debris after the wall which they were taking cover behind is hit by a shell fired from a government controlled checkpoint during fighting in the Ain Tarma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria.

Story Goran Tomasevic won first prize in the 2014 World Press Photo spot news stories category with pictures of rebel fighters in Syria preparing for an attack on a military post. A rebel commander was shot by a sniper and carried away. Upon returning to the post, rebel fighters came under fire: "I followed that fight for a long time," Tomasevic said. "The wall exploded with debris everywhere." For part two of Pictures of the decade click here.