A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 1, 2019
![Palestinian women take part in a marathon calling for an end to violence against women, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b9eb42c9-88e9-447c-b7c3-e57acb98d8f6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Palestinian women take part in a marathon calling for an end to violence against women, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.
![Pro-democracy protesters march on a street during a rally in Hong Kong.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0a9582e0-d512-4f59-b03f-15851386d2a0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pro-democracy protesters march on a street during a rally in Hong Kong.
![Indian Navy personnel display their skills during a rehearsal for Naval Day celebrations at the Arabian Sea in Mumbai.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1d481c8e-8160-46a4-b58b-2441c32ceabe_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Indian Navy personnel display their skills during a rehearsal for Naval Day celebrations at the Arabian Sea in Mumbai.
![A woman takes a dip in icy water, with the buildings of Chinese border city Heihe seen in the background across the frozen Amur River, in Blagoveshchensk, in Amur region, Russia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/99b1b214-1c25-487c-8e3e-f92eedb1ef40_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman takes a dip in icy water, with the buildings of Chinese border city Heihe seen in the background across the frozen Amur River, in Blagoveshchensk, in Amur region, Russia.