A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 11, 2024
![Children from St. Joseph's nursery sing alongside Lucan Gospel Choir at a live animal Christmas nativity crib, in Dublin, Ireland. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne](https://gdb.voanews.com/8e28660c-d507-400b-962a-45a8305c7e12_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Children from St. Joseph's nursery sing alongside Lucan Gospel Choir at a live animal Christmas nativity crib, in Dublin, Ireland. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
![A child walks through debris towards a spiral staircase at the Gaza Municipality's Rashad al-Shawa Cultural Centre, which was heavily-damaged by Israeli bombardment.(Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)](https://gdb.voanews.com/d3f9b831-45ae-4057-8db1-50ef6f5fa702_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A child walks through debris towards a spiral staircase at the Gaza Municipality's Rashad al-Shawa Cultural Centre, which was heavily-damaged by Israeli bombardment.(Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
![A helicopter drops water as a mountainside burns while the Franklin Fire grows in Malibu, California, Dec. 10, 2024. (Photo by David SWANSON / AFP)](https://gdb.voanews.com/76698dae-13cc-4daf-b08b-b362b7a181df_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A helicopter drops water as a mountainside burns while the Franklin Fire grows in Malibu, California, Dec. 10, 2024. (Photo by David SWANSON / AFP)
![Farmers dump manure and tires near the Burgundy prefecture to protest against the consequences of government censorship and EU-Mercosur agreement, in Dijon, central eastern France. (Photo by ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP)](https://gdb.voanews.com/fc22ab36-f355-4f01-b9ff-cb6fa83913e4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Farmers dump manure and tires near the Burgundy prefecture to protest against the consequences of government censorship and EU-Mercosur agreement, in Dijon, central eastern France. (Photo by ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP)