A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 1, 2019
![A boy is seen in silhouette as he flies a kite in Colombo, Sri Lanka.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d7bf4a38-7bbb-4040-a3dc-8d46f7c339fd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A boy is seen in silhouette as he flies a kite in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
![Samantha Smith (L) and Rachel Tam (R) of Canada compete during the World Trampoline Gymnastics Championships at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo, Japan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/81613e16-5a79-4c61-884b-47802d18db38_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Samantha Smith (L) and Rachel Tam (R) of Canada compete during the World Trampoline Gymnastics Championships at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo, Japan.
![Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the Emirates Formula One Grand Prix, at the Yas Marina racetrack in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4325ff20-3ee1-4ab4-a3ad-e9a0b3e4fe91_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain steers his car during the Emirates Formula One Grand Prix, at the Yas Marina racetrack in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
![Visitors fill the street and take pictures as the bright golden ginkgos are lit up along Icho Namiki Dori, the ginkgo tree-lined boulevard, at Meiji Jingu Gaien in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 30, 2019.](https://gdb.voanews.com/31a7cda5-136b-44f1-bf45-ec2cc9d31788_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Visitors fill the street and take pictures as the bright golden ginkgos are lit up along Icho Namiki Dori, the ginkgo tree-lined boulevard, at Meiji Jingu Gaien in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 30, 2019.