A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 17, 2024
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Workers prepare for removal of the carcass of Molly, a 45-year-old female Sumatran elephant that was found dead after being swept away by a flood from Bali Zoo on Dec. 16, 2024, in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia.(AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
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Environmental activist Paul Watson looks on after getting released from prison in Nuuk, Greenland. Alataq Moeller/Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. DENMARK OUT.
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The big Buddha statues are seen at Wat Phra That Pha Sorn Kaew temple, Khao Kho district, Phetchabun province, Thailand. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
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Followers of Saint Lazarus, known as the protector of the sick, crawl in self-imposed penance during a pilgrimage to the saint's shrine for his annual feast day, in Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)