A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 12, 2021
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In this aerial photo, destruction from a recent tornado is seen in downtown Mayfield, Kentucky. Governor Andy Beshear is warning the state’s death toll from an outbreak of tornadoes could top 100.
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands kneels next to his car after winning the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and after he became the world champion, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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A rescue team helps a woman in her home in a flooded area near the Ebro River in Tudela, northern Spain.
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People inspect the single natural corundum (blue sapphire) named 'Queen of Asia', considered the largest found in the world, in Horana, some 45 km from Colombo, Sri Lanka.