A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 13, 2024
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A rose is placed at the tip of the barrel of an assault rifle held by a Syrian rebel fighter before the first weekly Muslim Friday prayers since the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad at the Umayyad mosque in the old city of Damascus. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP)
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A worker rests on baskets used to carry acai fruit after working all night at the Ver-o-Peso wholesale market in Belem, Amazonia region, Para State, Brazil. The Ver-o-Peso market is considered one of the oldest public markets in the country and was elected one of the wonders of the state of Pará and one of the Seven Wonders of Brazil. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP)
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A student looks through an army anti-tank rocket launcher during the "Weapon and Equipment Display" exhibition organized by the Indian Army as part of "Vijay Diwas" celebrations, at the Punjab State War Heroes Memorial and Museum in Amritsar. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)
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A man joyfully tosses a boy into the air as people gather at Saadallah al-Jabiri Square after the Friday noon prayers in Aleppo to celebrate the ousting of president Bashar al-Assad. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP)