A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 5, 2024
![Palestinians flee the Israeli ground offensive in the central Gaza Strip, heading south through Deir al Balah. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-5038-08dc0e26caf4_cx0_cy1_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Palestinians flee the Israeli ground offensive in the central Gaza Strip, heading south through Deir al Balah. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
![People visit the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, in China's northern Heilongjiang province. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-468d-08dc0e244764_cx0_cy7_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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People visit the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, in China's northern Heilongjiang province. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)
![Women from social movements hold empty pots outside the hotel where Argentine President Javier Milei has been residing since winning the election to demonstrate against food scarcity at community soup kitchens in Buenos Aires. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-65a4-08dc0e24474a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Women from social movements hold empty pots outside the hotel where Argentine President Javier Milei has been residing since winning the election to demonstrate against food scarcity at community soup kitchens in Buenos Aires. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
![Local residents pray during a candlelight vigil following a shooting at Perry High School, Jan. 4, 2024, in Perry, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-7f49-08dc0e265dc4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Local residents pray during a candlelight vigil following a shooting at Perry High School, Jan. 4, 2024, in Perry, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)