A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 4, 2018
![A Soyuz booster rocket launches the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying Expedition 58 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, Flight Engineer Anne McClain of NASA, and Flight Engineer David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) into orbit to begin their mission on the International Space Station.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1923b32d-6c29-43d3-bfac-ed3f93cdf9c5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Soyuz booster rocket launches the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying Expedition 58 Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, Flight Engineer Anne McClain of NASA, and Flight Engineer David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) into orbit to begin their mission on the International Space Station.
![Women pray next to the dead body of a male elephant at a tea garden in Nagaon district in the northeastern state of Assam, India. Forest officials say the animal died after after a fight with another elephant.](https://gdb.voanews.com/dac447b0-bff2-4c1e-a773-d09df04f03cb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Women pray next to the dead body of a male elephant at a tea garden in Nagaon district in the northeastern state of Assam, India. Forest officials say the animal died after after a fight with another elephant.
![Homes destroyed by the Camp Fire are seen in the Ridgewood Mobile Home Park retirement community in Paradise, California, Dec. 3, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0618ef76-4db6-4ee4-9a4e-21320f5821a9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Homes destroyed by the Camp Fire are seen in the Ridgewood Mobile Home Park retirement community in Paradise, California, Dec. 3, 2018.
![Indian navy personnel display their skills during Naval Day celebrations near the Gateway of India monument in Mumbai.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1780113f-0491-45f3-b924-903730e8c7b7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Indian navy personnel display their skills during Naval Day celebrations near the Gateway of India monument in Mumbai.