A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 11, 2024
![South Africa's Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola, center, and Palestinian assistant Minister of Multilateral Affairs Ammar Hijazi, right, address the media outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands. The United Nations' top court opens hearings into South Africa's allegation that Israel's war with Hamas amounts to genocide against Palestinians, a claim that Israel strongly denies.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-56ea-08dc12d19866_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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South Africa's Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola, center, and Palestinian assistant Minister of Multilateral Affairs Ammar Hijazi, right, address the media outside the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands. The United Nations' top court opens hearings into South Africa's allegation that Israel's war with Hamas amounts to genocide against Palestinians, a claim that Israel strongly denies.
![The Gravity-1 rocket, developed by Chinese company Orienspace, takes off from a ship off the coast of Haiyang, Shandong province, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-808c-08dc12d19946_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Gravity-1 rocket, developed by Chinese company Orienspace, takes off from a ship off the coast of Haiyang, Shandong province, China.
![Students learn how to use an airsoft gun from Taiwanese military instructors at Kaohsiung Municipal Sanmin Senior High School in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Kaohsiung City launched a national defense education program using digital technology for all its high school students. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-fcc4-08dc12d190a6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Students learn how to use an airsoft gun from Taiwanese military instructors at Kaohsiung Municipal Sanmin Senior High School in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Kaohsiung City launched a national defense education program using digital technology for all its high school students.
![A male kingfisher eats a fish from the River Ver, Verulamium Park, St. Albans, Britain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-482f-08dc12d19866_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A male kingfisher eats a fish from the River Ver, Verulamium Park, St. Albans, Britain.