A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 2, 2015

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Honor guard stands at attention during the funeral ceremony of Oleg Peshkov, a Russian pilot of the downed SU-24 jet, at a cemetery in Lipetsk, Russia. Peshkov was awarded the Hero of Russia award posthumously.

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A seagull stands on the art-work "Where the Tides Ebb and Flow" by Argentinian artist Pedro Marzorati installed in a pond at the Montsouris park during the COP21, United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Paris, France.

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Germany's Wolfgang Kimmig-Liebe, who has been volunteering as Santa Claus for years, passes through a metal detector before entering St. Peter's Square at the Vatican to attend Pope Francis general audience.

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The Momotombo volcano spews a large plume of gas and ash as seen from the rural community of Papalonal, in Leon, Nicaragua.