A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 2, 2016
![Gambians celebrate the victory of opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow by tearing down a poster of longtime President Yahya Jammeh in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0cb0132f-5d98-44a4-ab17-00ecfd3074bd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Gambians celebrate the victory of opposition coalition candidate Adama Barrow by tearing down a poster of longtime President Yahya Jammeh in the streets of Serrekunda, Gambia.
![The morning sun illuminates the autumnal fire red leaves of a Japanese maple tree in Falls Church, Virginia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e969c26b-5c4f-4351-a3cb-c992da4e1fe1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The morning sun illuminates the autumnal fire red leaves of a Japanese maple tree in Falls Church, Virginia.
![A woman dressed in a costume poses for a photograph at Tokyo Comic Con at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0f6823b8-cb5c-4dc7-843f-2555625c5315_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman dressed in a costume poses for a photograph at Tokyo Comic Con at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.
![Ski jumpers walk along the tower stairs prior to qualification at the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Klingenthal, eastern Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a139651d-3383-4a2c-b913-5a8950ba4151_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ski jumpers walk along the tower stairs prior to qualification at the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Klingenthal, eastern Germany.