A look at the best news photos from around the world in 2004.
Photos of the year 2024
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The wreckage of Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 lays on the ground near the airport of Aktau, Kazakhstan, Dec. 25, 2024. Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev said on Dec. 29, 2024, that the airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally, and criticized Moscow for trying to "hush up" the issue for days. The crash killed 38 of 67 people on board. (AP Photo/Azamat Sarsenbayev)
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Riders perform during a freestyle motocross show at the EICMA exhibition motorcycle fair in Rho, outskirt of Milan, Italy, Nov. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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A protester looks on near a burning barricade during a "national shutdown" against the election outcome, in Maputo, Mozambique, Nov. 7, 2024. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
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Supporters of former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump celebrate as Fox News declares him the next President of the United States during an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, early on Nov. 6, 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)