A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 15, 2023
![Ukrainian servicemen cry near the coffin of their comrade Andrii Trachuk during his funeral service on Independence square in Kyiv, Ukraine.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-9777-08dbfd95d452_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ukrainian servicemen cry near the coffin of their comrade Andrii Trachuk during his funeral service on Independence square in Kyiv, Ukraine.
![A meteor burns up in the sky over al-Abrak desert north of Kuwait City during the annual Geminid meteor shower.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-95dc-08dbfd95abf1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A meteor burns up in the sky over al-Abrak desert north of Kuwait City during the annual Geminid meteor shower.
![A Palestinian woman and children look on following Israeli bombardment on Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-1225-08dbfd95ac07_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Palestinian woman and children look on following Israeli bombardment on Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
![Rockets are fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-b3fd-08dbfd95d415_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rockets are fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel.