A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 19, 2014
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Israeli border police detain a Palestinian protester following a prayer for Palestinian Cabinet minister Ziad Abu Ain, who collapsed shortly after a protest on December 10 in the West Bank village of Turmus Aya, as they fight with the troops near the village outside of Ramallah.
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Fishermen look at Mount Gamalama as it spews ash into the air during an eruption at Ternate, Maluku island. Indonesia closed a domestic airport after a volcano in the country's east erupted, spewing ash hundreds of meters into the air.
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Teachers and students stand in a lotus flower formation to mark the 15th anniversary of the return of the Macau Special Administrative Region to China at a primary school in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu province. Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Macau for the anniversary.
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Three newborn cheetahs rest at their enclosure in Prague's zoo, in the Czech Republic. The three cubs (plus one other) were born on November 21, 2014. Scientists say every cheetah cub is important to saving the species, which is threatened with extinction in the wild.