A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 8, 2016
![People, who left the eastern districts of Aleppo, carry their belongings as they walk in a government held area of Aleppo, Syria, in this handout picture provided by SANA.](https://gdb.voanews.com/dbae82c8-fbd0-47f9-83e0-ace7fa77f9c6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People, who left the eastern districts of Aleppo, carry their belongings as they walk in a government held area of Aleppo, Syria, in this handout picture provided by SANA.
![People view "Evolutions" installation by artist Yann Nguema at the Saint-Jean Cathedral during the rehearsal for the Festival of Lights (Fetes des Lumieres) in Central Lyon, France, Dec. 7, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/adab7f28-41c3-4fe4-9e42-7b5c8c19e61f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People view "Evolutions" installation by artist Yann Nguema at the Saint-Jean Cathedral during the rehearsal for the Festival of Lights (Fetes des Lumieres) in Central Lyon, France, Dec. 7, 2016.
![Gorilla mother Changa Maidi holds her baby one day after its birth at the zoo in Muenster, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ece4a11f-95aa-456a-bb8b-2371a204aea8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Gorilla mother Changa Maidi holds her baby one day after its birth at the zoo in Muenster, Germany.
![Fernando Jesus Canchari, dressed as a friar jumps from a 13-meter high cliff along Herradura Beach in Lima, Peru, Dec. 7, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d4b8a085-2ee0-46f6-84a7-e239bd6ed2de_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fernando Jesus Canchari, dressed as a friar jumps from a 13-meter high cliff along Herradura Beach in Lima, Peru, Dec. 7, 2016.