A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 7, 2023
![Cars drive on the bridge over the Irtysh River in Omsk, Russia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0a00-0242-0bfa-08dbf74d1271_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Cars drive on the bridge over the Irtysh River in Omsk, Russia.
![Monarch butterflies rest on a tree at the Sierra Chincua butterfly sanctuary in Angangeo, Michoacan state, Mexico, Dec. 6, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-becf-08dbf74d0b0a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Monarch butterflies rest on a tree at the Sierra Chincua butterfly sanctuary in Angangeo, Michoacan state, Mexico, Dec. 6, 2023.
![Visitors watch the "Sparkling Light Tree," a light show to celebrate Christmas, at the Shibuya Sky observation deck in Tokyo, Japan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0a00-0242-d36f-08dbf74d0af9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Visitors watch the "Sparkling Light Tree," a light show to celebrate Christmas, at the Shibuya Sky observation deck in Tokyo, Japan.
![Hungary's Maria Pavlova and Alexei Sviatchenko compete in the pairs short program during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Beijing, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-dfd4-08dbf74cef96_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Hungary's Maria Pavlova and Alexei Sviatchenko compete in the pairs short program during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Beijing, China.