A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 1 ທັນວາ 2014
![Turkish soldiers gather around a bonfire in Mursitpinar in the Sanliurfa province near the border with Syria.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8f5474f5-2b5b-4c4a-9bb6-ed5f509d908b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Turkish soldiers gather around a bonfire in Mursitpinar in the Sanliurfa province near the border with Syria.
![Smoke rises from an explosion at a chemical market in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ed5b2515-942a-42ab-8dc0-905d0c9d0f6f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Smoke rises from an explosion at a chemical market in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China.
![Workers prepare outgoing shipments at an Amazon Fulfillment Center ahead of the Christmas rush in Tracy, California, Nov. 30, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e75653b4-e693-4863-bb91-d4e59930ca19_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Workers prepare outgoing shipments at an Amazon Fulfillment Center ahead of the Christmas rush in Tracy, California, Nov. 30, 2014.
![A Ukrainian soldier fires a missile with a man-portable air-defense system during exercises near the city of Shchastya, north of Lugansk.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2df10072-276e-44ae-ac3b-ee7f08a6500d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Ukrainian soldier fires a missile with a man-portable air-defense system during exercises near the city of Shchastya, north of Lugansk.