A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 12, 2019
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Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Boris Johnson holds his dog Dilyn as he leaves after voting in the general election at Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, London.
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A police officer and a man perform a Hongi after a ceremony called "Karakia", attended by Ngati Awa representatives and relatives of the volcano eruption victims at Mataatua Marae house in Whakatane, New Zealand.
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An Iraqi demonstrator carries molotov cocktails during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad.
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House Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., speaks as chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., listens during a markup of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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A pilgrim carries a statueette of the Virgin of Guadalupe on his back during the annual celebrations at the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City.
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Former U.S. President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle participate in a community services event during the sidelines of the Obama Foundation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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People look at an Airbus 380 approaching toward the airport of the French riviera city of Nice.
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Horsemen head to the airport as they prepare to welcome Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on his return from the Peace Nobel Prize ceremony, in Addis Ababa.
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Visitors watch the annual year end illumination in the Shiodome district in Tokyo, Japan.
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A sculpture of boxers is seen at an abandoned pioneer camp in the village of Chernoluchye in Omsk region, Russia, Dec. 11, 2019.
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A heron looks for fish in a river in Kumamoto, Japan.
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Cargo trucks turn off the Trans-Amazon highway, top, onto route BR-163 in Campo Verde, near Itaituba, Para state, Brazil.