A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 7, 2014
![A dog wearing a Santa Claus hat takes part in the Athens Santa Run, Greece.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b6d7a9e6-b9a2-413c-bf47-6b66d2e181c5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A dog wearing a Santa Claus hat takes part in the Athens Santa Run, Greece.
![Thousands in Father Christmas suits run participate during an annual Santa fun run from Darling Harbour to the Sydney Opera House, Australia. The annual event is held each year as a fundraiser to assist disadvantaged children to help them live a fuller life.](https://gdb.voanews.com/18c84934-5b7c-4a35-95d2-77af0f3c4084_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Thousands in Father Christmas suits run participate during an annual Santa fun run from Darling Harbour to the Sydney Opera House, Australia. The annual event is held each year as a fundraiser to assist disadvantaged children to help them live a fuller life.
![The damaged Savur Mogila Monument to Red Army soldiers fallen during World War II is pictured in the snow near the eastern Ukrainian city of Snizhnee.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4f058a86-96ad-4b12-92b6-4c0907088369_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The damaged Savur Mogila Monument to Red Army soldiers fallen during World War II is pictured in the snow near the eastern Ukrainian city of Snizhnee.
![Blue beams of light are projected following a vigil to remember the victims of a mass shooting in Montreal, Quebec, Dec. 6, 2014. Today marks the 25th anniversary in which 14 women were killed by a lone gunman at Montreal's Ecole Polytechnique.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b53f9006-4201-47dc-96bc-a36172a210cc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Blue beams of light are projected following a vigil to remember the victims of a mass shooting in Montreal, Quebec, Dec. 6, 2014. Today marks the 25th anniversary in which 14 women were killed by a lone gunman at Montreal's Ecole Polytechnique.