A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 4, 2019
![A soldier from the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) jumps through a ring of fire during a military exercise in Shihezi, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, Dec. 3, 2019.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9f069442-68d0-4e8c-8eed-2bd4c65a202f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A soldier from the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) jumps through a ring of fire during a military exercise in Shihezi, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, Dec. 3, 2019.
![Rural Fire Service (RFS) volunteers and NSW Fire and Rescue officers fight a bushfire encroaching on properties near Termeil, Australia, Dec. 3, 2019.](https://gdb.voanews.com/900f78b9-d046-49c9-aeaf-83c0180f91da_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rural Fire Service (RFS) volunteers and NSW Fire and Rescue officers fight a bushfire encroaching on properties near Termeil, Australia, Dec. 3, 2019.
![A diver clad in a Santa Claus outfit performs during a Christmas-themed underwater show at an aquarium in Seoul, South Korea.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c59efb2d-0abf-4b85-9245-67aac20d84f6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A diver clad in a Santa Claus outfit performs during a Christmas-themed underwater show at an aquarium in Seoul, South Korea.
![A Palestinian man shows a lion cub to children at the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip.](https://gdb.voanews.com/87bf2cc1-3aad-41f7-ad7f-af3852194345_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Palestinian man shows a lion cub to children at the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip.