A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 4, 2018

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Indian navy personnel display their skills during Naval Day celebrations near the Gateway of India monument in Mumbai.