A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 9, 2014
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Members of Iraqi security forces and Shi'ite fighters eat on their vehicle on the outskirts of Baiji, north of Baghdad, Dec. 8, 2014.
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Thick and hot smoke spews from Mount Sinabung in Karo, Indonesia.
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An employee of Paris city Hall removes padlocks clipped by lovers on the fence of the Pont des Arts over the River Seine in Paris, France. About 700,000 love locks are added every few months and officials say they are damaging the bridges and threatening safety because of the added weight.
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A police officer walks among 152 black wooden crosses placed on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by the NGO Rio de Paz in memory of police officers killed in Rio de Janeiro state between 2013 and 2014.