In 2015 the world, if you live in Western Europe or North America, became a little more frightening. The violence which has plagued the Middle East for decades came to the European shores by way of terrorist attacks in Paris.
Violence was not the only thing which came to the EU shores. Hundreds of thousands of refugees came to escape the violence, seek a better future, or simply to try their luck at a more financially rewarding life.
However, as can be seen from these images from around the world taken in 2015, the violence and the refugees that came with it were not the only stories to grab the headlines.
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