A look at the best news photos from around the world.
November 29, 2016
![A gull tries to land on an occupied pole at the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/49fc4b8c-66df-4d53-bc2a-c76db20a2f54_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A gull tries to land on an occupied pole at the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany.
![Members of the National Ballet of China perform The Peony Pavilion as part of the Out of Asia 2 season showcasing Asian art at Sadler's Wells theatre in London, Britain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/190f09b1-61ca-4441-8ba8-5c2e97172733_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of the National Ballet of China perform The Peony Pavilion as part of the Out of Asia 2 season showcasing Asian art at Sadler's Wells theatre in London, Britain.
![Emma Morano, thought to be the world's oldest person and the last to be born in the 1800s, blows candles during her 117th birthday in Verbania, northern Italy.](https://gdb.voanews.com/eecdd25f-b974-4887-9c7a-02cb455309c7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Emma Morano, thought to be the world's oldest person and the last to be born in the 1800s, blows candles during her 117th birthday in Verbania, northern Italy.
![Syrian families, fleeing from various eastern districts of Aleppo, queue to get onto governmental buses in the government-held eastern neighborhood of Jabal Badro. The Syrian government offensive to recapture rebel-held Aleppo sparked international alarm, with the U.N. saying nearly 16,000 people had fled the assault and more could follow. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/2987cf61-c795-432a-b6ae-1230b550813b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Syrian families, fleeing from various eastern districts of Aleppo, queue to get onto governmental buses in the government-held eastern neighborhood of Jabal Badro. The Syrian government offensive to recapture rebel-held Aleppo sparked international alarm, with the U.N. saying nearly 16,000 people had fled the assault and more could follow.