A look at the best news photos from around the world in 2004.
Photos of the year 2024 - part 2
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China's Gold medalist Huang Ya Qiong reacts as she receives a marriage proposal from her partner Liu Yuchen after leaving the podium at the mixed doubles badminton medal ceremony during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris, France, Aug. 2, 2024.
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Spain's Alvaro Granados Ortega shoots to score during a men's water polo Group B preliminary match between Serbia and Spain, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Aug. 1, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.
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Simone Biles, center, and her teammates celebrate after Team USA won the artistic gymnastics women's team final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, July 30, 2024.
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The Olympic cauldron and the Arc de Triomphe are seen after sunset in Paris, France, July 29, 2024.