A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 21, 2021
![Russian Communist Party supporters march to lay flowers at the tomb of late Soviet leader Joseph Stalin during a memorial ceremony to mark the 142nd anniversary of his birth, at Red Square in Moscow.](https://gdb.voanews.com/65d92d3b-a6e1-484e-a38f-55a44bce15af_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russian Communist Party supporters march to lay flowers at the tomb of late Soviet leader Joseph Stalin during a memorial ceremony to mark the 142nd anniversary of his birth, at Red Square in Moscow.
![New Mayor of Berlin Franziska Giffey is welcomed by chimney sweeps as she arrives at the Town Hall, in Berlin, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1076e2ad-e5ea-419c-8edc-bb375546db87_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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New Mayor of Berlin Franziska Giffey is welcomed by chimney sweeps as she arrives at the Town Hall, in Berlin, Germany.
![Singers from St Paul's Cathedral choir take part in a rehearsal at the cathedral in London, Britain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4fe5b456-667a-4fec-83ef-5fafb4f65bc8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Singers from St Paul's Cathedral choir take part in a rehearsal at the cathedral in London, Britain.