A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 5, 2017
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Smoke rises behind an apartment complex that has been leveled by flames as a wildfire ravages Ventura, California.
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Ukrainian Security Service officers detain former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili at his house in Kyiv. Ukraine's intelligence agency detained Saakashvili, who has emerged as an anti-corruption campaigner in his new country, but faced an angry backlash of protesters who would not let the officers to take him away.
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Georgian former President Mikheil Saakashvili flashes a victory sign after he was freed by his supporters in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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A firefighter battles a wildfire as it burns along a hillside near homes in Santa Paula, California.