A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 21, 2023
![Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) officials and polling agents count ballot papers at a polling center following the presidential election in Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 20, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0a00-0242-d7da-08dc02504d63_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) officials and polling agents count ballot papers at a polling center following the presidential election in Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 20, 2023.
![People do a yoga move as Golden Retriever puppies play around them during a yoga class at a studio in Paris, France, Dec. 20, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-5c05-08dc0250518e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People do a yoga move as Golden Retriever puppies play around them during a yoga class at a studio in Paris, France, Dec. 20, 2023.
![The Villarrica volcano is seen at night from Villarrica town, Chile, Dec. 20, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-1028-08dc02504c8c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Villarrica volcano is seen at night from Villarrica town, Chile, Dec. 20, 2023.
![People dressed in Santa Claus clothes ride on standup paddleboards in the Mediterranean Sea, in Lebanon's northern coastal city of Batroun, Lebanon.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-6806-08dc02504108_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People dressed in Santa Claus clothes ride on standup paddleboards in the Mediterranean Sea, in Lebanon's northern coastal city of Batroun, Lebanon.