A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 12, 2024
![Pro-Palestinian protesters gather near the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on the day judges hear a request for emergency measures by South Africa to order Israel to stop its military actions in Gaza, in The Hague, Netherlands.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-e7be-08dc139aad77_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pro-Palestinian protesters gather near the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on the day judges hear a request for emergency measures by South Africa to order Israel to stop its military actions in Gaza, in The Hague, Netherlands.
![This image from above shows terraced hills at Helin village in Anqing, in eastern China's Anhui province.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-48ca-08dc139a8939_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This image from above shows terraced hills at Helin village in Anqing, in eastern China's Anhui province.
![Sergei Udaltsov, Russian left-wing political activist and critic of President Vladimir Putin, stands in a cage in a courtroom in Moscow, Russia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-9396-08dc139ac6fe_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Sergei Udaltsov, Russian left-wing political activist and critic of President Vladimir Putin, stands in a cage in a courtroom in Moscow, Russia.
![Indian Air force Surya Kiran aerobatics team rehearses for an air show over Marine Drive in Mumbai, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-beac-08dc139abb59_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Indian Air force Surya Kiran aerobatics team rehearses for an air show over Marine Drive in Mumbai, India.