A look at the best news photos from around the world.
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![A U.S. soldier dressed as Santa Claus waves to fellow troop son Christmas day at the U.S. air base in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/442e54f9-bce9-45fd-b6eb-a16d1c6cec9f_cx0_cy6_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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A U.S. soldier dressed as Santa Claus waves to fellow troop son Christmas day at the U.S. air base in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2015.
![Members of the ice swimming club "Berliner Seehunde" (Berlin Seals) take a dip in the Orankesee lake as part of their traditional Christmas swimming session in Berlin, Germany, Dec. 25, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0201b0bb-88b0-4c61-8b46-867f559d5bfd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of the ice swimming club "Berliner Seehunde" (Berlin Seals) take a dip in the Orankesee lake as part of their traditional Christmas swimming session in Berlin, Germany, Dec. 25, 2015.
![Fireworks are reflected in the waters of the Yenisei River during a ceremony to open the city's Christmas and New Year tree in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Dec. 25, 2015. Picture taken with long exposure.](https://gdb.voanews.com/38653651-7415-4350-981c-865b853fedd9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fireworks are reflected in the waters of the Yenisei River during a ceremony to open the city's Christmas and New Year tree in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Dec. 25, 2015. Picture taken with long exposure.
![People from Pakistani Christian community leave a local church after attending Christmas mass at a local church, under security, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Dec. 25, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/abbbcc57-e7b6-47ed-83ea-29ce3cefc3bc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People from Pakistani Christian community leave a local church after attending Christmas mass at a local church, under security, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Dec. 25, 2015.