A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 19, 2019

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A fireman fights a bushfire to protect a property in Balmoral, 150 kilometers southwest of Sydney.

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A man carries plastic pitchers on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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A Bangladeshi man cycles his loaded-up rickshaw next to the Buriganga River in Dhaka.

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Czech painter and scenic designer Martin Cerny stands in front of a newly installed curtain during a general renovation of Prague's State Opera building in Prague, Czech Republic.

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Two gamecocks are housed in cages on fight night at the Campanillas cockfighting club, in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Dec. 18, 2019.

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A Palestinian woman stands next to her home near the site of an Israeli airstrike the previous night in Gaza City.

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A protester wears a mask of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and prison overalls as he stands outside Westminster Magistrates Court in London.

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Emma Harper MSP raises awareness of the illegal puppy trade and responsible ownership at a photocall in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain.

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A firemen truck reading "on strike" runs in Nantes, France.

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles arrive for the State Opening of Parliament at the Houses of Parliament in London.