A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 5, 2014
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Military cadets take pictures of themselves during a ceremony celebrating the birthday of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok. King Bhumibol cancelled a public appearance on his 87th birthday on the advice of doctors, disappointing thousands outside a hospital where he is staying, hoping for a glimpse of the world's longest-reigning monarch.
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School students lay wreaths during the official ceremony marking the first anniversary of the death of former South African President Nelson Mandela, at the world's largest Mandela statue at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa.
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A supporter of the regime holds Egyptian national flags in front of army vehicles positioned on Cairo's Tahrir Square during a demonstration against a recent court's decision to drop a murder charge against former president Hosni Mubarak.
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Women walk through Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden on a sunny day in Tokyo, Japan.