A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 23, 2014
![A dolphin moves to return a parcel to its trainer during a special Christmas show at the Shinagawa Aqua Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/fed5a12a-c76b-4d4a-a8b0-6dc029ad43df_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A dolphin moves to return a parcel to its trainer during a special Christmas show at the Shinagawa Aqua Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.
![A Pakistani Christian boy decorates a tree in preparation for the upcoming Christmas holiday in Islamabad's slums.](https://gdb.voanews.com/241caae0-f68c-4491-aa71-1f86b389e9ea_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Pakistani Christian boy decorates a tree in preparation for the upcoming Christmas holiday in Islamabad's slums.
![People visit newly-built ice sculptures illuminated by colored lights during a trial operation of the 16th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, Dec. 22, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/eff82a92-11a6-41ca-bfeb-83053feadc19_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People visit newly-built ice sculptures illuminated by colored lights during a trial operation of the 16th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China, Dec. 22, 2014.