A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 5, 2023
![Roman, age 8, wounded by Russian missile strike on the central Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia last year, performs at a ballroom dance competition in Lviv, Ukraine. His face is covered by a burn mask after more than 30 operations in the past year.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0a00-0242-74cc-08dbf5bde7c4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Roman, age 8, wounded by Russian missile strike on the central Ukrainian city of Vinnytsia last year, performs at a ballroom dance competition in Lviv, Ukraine. His face is covered by a burn mask after more than 30 operations in the past year.
![Trucks line up in a long line to cross the Polish-Ukrainian border at the Dorohusk-Jagodzin crossing, in Ludwinow, Poland, Dec. 4, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0a00-0242-8268-08dbf5bdda2d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Trucks line up in a long line to cross the Polish-Ukrainian border at the Dorohusk-Jagodzin crossing, in Ludwinow, Poland, Dec. 4, 2023.
![A woman feeds pigeons and ducks on the snow-covered banks of the Neris river in Vilnius, Lithuania.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0a00-0242-a162-08dbf5bdc875_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman feeds pigeons and ducks on the snow-covered banks of the Neris river in Vilnius, Lithuania.
![U.S. surfer Koa Smith rides a wave while preparing for the upcoming Vans 2023 Pipeline Masters event at Banzai Pipeline in Haleiwa, Oahu's north shore, Hawaii, Dec. 4, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-d13f-08dbf5bdc321_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. surfer Koa Smith rides a wave while preparing for the upcoming Vans 2023 Pipeline Masters event at Banzai Pipeline in Haleiwa, Oahu's north shore, Hawaii, Dec. 4, 2023.