A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 22, 2024

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Maya Gabeira from Brazil rides a wave during the Nazare Big Wave Challenge surfing tournament at Praia do Norte, or North Beach, in Nazare, Portugal.

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Hindu holy men gather to get the first look of the temple dedicated to Hinduism’s Lord Ram soon after its opening in Ayodhya, India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the Hindu temple built on the ruins of a historic mosque in the holy city of Ayodhya.

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This photograph taken in the southern part of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip shows Palestinian families fleeing the city on the coastal road leading to Rafah. The Israeli army bombarded Khan Yunis after Israeli Prime Minister rejected what he said were Hamas conditions for the release of hostages, even amid mounting pressure from their families.

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A Palestinian woman cries as she sits next to her girl wounded in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip while receiving treatment at the Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, Southern Gaza Strip.