A look at the best news photos from around the world.
2014 - The Year in Photos
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U.S. President Barack Obama lifts the daughter of a departing staff member in the Oval Office, Oct. 14, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Models present a creation of Ukrainian fashion designer Aleksey Zalevskiy on the opening day of "Seasons of the fashion - 2014" in Kyiv, Oct. 15, 2014.
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Thick smoke and flames from an airstrike by the U.S.-led coalition rise in Kobani, Syria, as seen from a hilltop on the outskirts of Suruc, at the Turkey-Syria border, Oct. 20, 2014. Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab, and its surrounding areas, has been under assault by extremists of the Islamic State group since mid-September and is being defended by Kurdish fighters.
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An woman uses a magnifying glass to read her ballot while voting at home in the village of Gornostaypol, some 80 km north of Kyiv, during Ukraine's parliamentary elections, Oct. 26, 2014.