A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 16, 2024
![People walk through the annual year end illumination in Roppongi district in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)](https://gdb.voanews.com/8324c8f8-c303-4210-8963-12990d35a2d6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People walk through the annual year end illumination in Roppongi district in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
![In this image released today, Radio City Rockettes performing the Parade of the Wooden Soldiers dance during the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall in New York on Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)](https://gdb.voanews.com/8fa88305-808d-4c32-87c9-1c6a62988f91_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In this image released today, Radio City Rockettes performing the Parade of the Wooden Soldiers dance during the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall in New York on Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
![Rescue workers operate in storm-hit Mayotte, France. UIISC7/Securite Civile/Handout via REUTERS](https://gdb.voanews.com/849c6539-a36f-4baa-aaa1-c91123441a08_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rescue workers operate in storm-hit Mayotte, France. UIISC7/Securite Civile/Handout via REUTERS
![A workers carries a bag of Syrian currency notes to Syrian central bank in Damascus, after the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus. REUTERS/Ammar Awad](https://gdb.voanews.com/89254364-2ebf-4149-9c41-fec96a5abf1b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A workers carries a bag of Syrian currency notes to Syrian central bank in Damascus, after the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus. REUTERS/Ammar Awad