A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 24, 2020
![The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa holds a Mass in the Church of the Nativity on Christmas eve in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.](https://gdb.voanews.com/11a002bc-35a2-4850-b0f5-4ce4aa2ac95b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa holds a Mass in the Church of the Nativity on Christmas eve in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
![A street vendor sells roasted chestnuts on Via Frattina in Rome as Italy goes back to a complete lockdown during Christmas season as part of efforts put in place to curb the spread of the COVID-19.](https://gdb.voanews.com/91bc96d3-e0a7-4804-ad75-aeecb9ed6b55_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A street vendor sells roasted chestnuts on Via Frattina in Rome as Italy goes back to a complete lockdown during Christmas season as part of efforts put in place to curb the spread of the COVID-19.
![A woman, wearing face mask, carries baby Jesus statue, during a procession for a Christmas mass service at a church in Bali, Indonesia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/14fb3c25-0b89-4110-b7a9-910c159267f2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman, wearing face mask, carries baby Jesus statue, during a procession for a Christmas mass service at a church in Bali, Indonesia.
![Moldova's President-elect Maia Sandu kisses the national flag during her inauguration ceremony in Chisinau.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0ec9ea03-98e0-41bb-8bb4-30e3324f1132_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Moldova's President-elect Maia Sandu kisses the national flag during her inauguration ceremony in Chisinau.