A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 8, 2017
![French man named Alexis, an exotic animal enthusiast, plays with his corn snakes (pantherophis guttatus) at his home in Bordeaux, France.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d3bee40e-34ff-402f-8e8e-2ff74852cf74_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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French man named Alexis, an exotic animal enthusiast, plays with his corn snakes (pantherophis guttatus) at his home in Bordeaux, France.
![A man reads a newspaper on an intercity train in New Delhi, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3cc5ce6f-0d9c-4c42-9582-ea584c81b75b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man reads a newspaper on an intercity train in New Delhi, India.
![Israeli soldier stands during clashes with Palestinians following a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in the West Bank City of Nablus.](https://gdb.voanews.com/aa104ed2-bccb-4f1c-8122-2a75d46ca8d3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Israeli soldier stands during clashes with Palestinians following a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in the West Bank City of Nablus.
![Farmers work at a cotton market in Soungalodaga village near Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.](https://gdb.voanews.com/27df013e-6131-420b-ab57-981e079ec979_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Farmers work at a cotton market in Soungalodaga village near Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.