A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 19, 2024

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France's president Emmanuel Macron embraces a woman as he speaks with local residents during his visit at the kavani district in Mamoudzou, on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, aftermath of the cyclone Chido. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)

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Gisele Pelicot, the victim of an alleged mass rape orchestrated by her then-husband Dominique Pelicot, talks to journalists after the verdict in the trial for Dominique Pelicot and 50 co-accused, at the courthouse in Avignon, France. REUTERS/Manon Cruz

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A Palestinian child wounded during the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip receives treatment at the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

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A 12-meter-tall statue of Young-hee, the iconic doll from Netflix's South Korean TV series Squid Game is seen on a barge in front of Wat Arun temple on the Chao Prayer River ahead of the launch of Season 2, in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)