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Brothers of Italy's Giorgia Meloni attends the center-right coalition closing rally in Rome Thursday, Sep. 22, 2022. This was the year war returned to Europe, and few facets of life were left untouched. RussiaâÄ™s invasion of its neighbor Ukraine unleashed misery on millions of Ukrainians, shattered EuropeâÄ™s sense of security, ripped up the geopolitical map and rocked the global economy. The shockwaves made life more expensive in homes across Europe, worsened a global migrant crisis and complicated the worldâÄ™s response to climate change. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)