World Dec 30

A picture shows handwritten and drawn tribute messages in respect for Britain's Queen Elizabeth, following her death, at Green Park in London, Britain September 15, 2022. Photo by Kai Pfaffenbach/REUTERS
Influential people we said goodbye to in 2022

Queen Elizabeth II who modernized the British monarchy, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev who introduced glasnost and actor Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman, are among some of the notables who died this year.