A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 15, 2023
![A traditional masked dancer performs during Pachali Bhairav dance festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP)](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-fee9-08dbfd95c54d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A traditional masked dancer performs during Pachali Bhairav dance festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Photo by Prakash Mathema/AFP)
![Demonstrators lift flags of the Palestinian Hamas group during a rally after the Friday prayer in Hebron city in the occupied West Bank, protesting Israel's ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza. (Photo by Hazem Bader / AFP)](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-d57e-08dbfd95c424_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Demonstrators lift flags of the Palestinian Hamas group during a rally after the Friday prayer in Hebron city in the occupied West Bank, protesting Israel's ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza. (Photo by Hazem Bader / AFP)
![Young boys play on a swing made out of scrap metal underneath a makeshift platform called Kolas Space in the popular Ndjili neighborhood in Kinshasa. (Photo by John Wessels / AFP)](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-604a-08dbfd95abed_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Young boys play on a swing made out of scrap metal underneath a makeshift platform called Kolas Space in the popular Ndjili neighborhood in Kinshasa. (Photo by John Wessels / AFP)
![Commuters make their way through heavy smog in Amritsar, India. (Photo by Narinder Nanu / AFP)](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-3eb3-08dbfd95ac04_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Commuters make their way through heavy smog in Amritsar, India. (Photo by Narinder Nanu / AFP)