A look at the best news photos from around the world.
2014 - The Year in Photos

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A monkey waits in fear as its trainer Qi Defang approaches during training for a circus in Suzhou, Anhui province, China, November 29, 2014.

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A man holds a girl as she tries to escape after realizing she is to to be married, near the town of Marigat in Baringo County, Kenya, December 7, 2014. As Pokot tradition goes, the future husband arrived to her family home with a group of men to collect the girl. The girl was unaware of the marriage arrangements that her father had made. The family said that if they had told her in advance she might have run away from home.

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Nobel Peace Prize laureates Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi pose with their medals during the Nobel Peace Prize awards ceremony at the City Hall in Oslo, Norway, December 10, 2014.

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A hostage runs to police officers for safety after she escaped from a cafe under siege at Martin Place in the central business district of Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2014.