A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 10, 2024
![Firefighters battle the Franklin Fire in Malibu, California. Thousands of Southern California residents are under evacuation orders and warnings as firefighters battle a wind-driven wildfire in Malibu. The flames burned near seaside mansions and Pepperdine University, where students sheltering at the school’s library watched as the blaze intensified.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b4f17b0d-833d-489e-87ca-464c6b445109_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Firefighters battle the Franklin Fire in Malibu, California. Thousands of Southern California residents are under evacuation orders and warnings as firefighters battle a wind-driven wildfire in Malibu. The flames burned near seaside mansions and Pepperdine University, where students sheltering at the school’s library watched as the blaze intensified.
![An aerial photo shows Syrian naval ships destroyed during an overnight Israeli attack on the port city of Latakia. The U.N. special envoy for Syria called on Israel to halt its military movements and bombardments inside Syria, days after the fall of president Bashar al-Assad.](https://gdb.voanews.com/92719d92-16d7-482f-a426-28cf2e23d5e5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An aerial photo shows Syrian naval ships destroyed during an overnight Israeli attack on the port city of Latakia. The U.N. special envoy for Syria called on Israel to halt its military movements and bombardments inside Syria, days after the fall of president Bashar al-Assad.
![Syrian migrants wait at the Cilvegozu border gate to cross into Syria, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, in the Turkish town of Reyhanli in Hatay province.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d83b9023-323b-4ea6-8b8e-bcfaa9c181a0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Syrian migrants wait at the Cilvegozu border gate to cross into Syria, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, in the Turkish town of Reyhanli in Hatay province.
![A rebel fighter holds and looks at personal souvenirs of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at one of the rooms at Presidential Palace known as Qasr al-Shaab "People's Palace," in Damascus.](https://gdb.voanews.com/10b3925e-baf0-4635-a26f-d168708dd162_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A rebel fighter holds and looks at personal souvenirs of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at one of the rooms at Presidential Palace known as Qasr al-Shaab "People's Palace," in Damascus.