A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 1, 2015
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Smoke is seen after an suicide bomb explosion in Gombe a day ahead of Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan's visit to the state for an election campaign rally.
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An anti-government demonstrator dressed as Batman protests against corruption and the induction of new members of the National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil.
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A H-IIA rocket, carrying a backup radar satellite for intelligence gathering by the government, lifts off from the launching pad at Tanegashima Space Center on the Japanese southwestern island of Tanegashima, in this photo taken by Kyodo.
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Bikers start off on the sand as they take part in the "Enduropale" motorcycle endurance race on the beach of Le Touquet, northern France.