A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 15, 2015
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The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with Soyuz TMA-19M space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station (ISS), blasts off at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.
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British astronaut Tim Peake, member of the main crew of the expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), waves to his children from a bus prior the launch of Soyuz TMA-19M space ship at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.
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The Lindt Cafe building is illuminated to mark the one year anniversary of the cafe siege in Sydney, Australia, by a self-styled Islamic cleric which left two hostages dead.
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Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, takes part in drumming 'music therapy' as she attends the Anna Freud Centre Family School Christmas Party at Anna Freud Centre, in London.