A look at the best news photos of 2023 from around the world. Click here to see part 1.
Photos of the Year 2023 - Part 2

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Rain soaked memorials for those who died sit along the roadside by Schemengees Bar & Grille, Oct. 30, 2023, in Lewiston, Maine. The deadliest mass shooting in Maine history propelled homicides to a new high in the state in 2023, hitting at least 50 to shatter the previous record as the end of the year approaches, officials said.

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A makeshift memorial for actor Matthew Perry is seen outside the building shown in exterior shots of the television show "Friends," Oct. 30, 2023, in New York.

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Anti-war protesters raise their "bloody" hands behind U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on President Biden's $106 billion national security supplemental funding request to support Israel and Ukraine, as well as bolster border security, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 31, 2023.

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Brazil's Geovanna Santos competes in the gymnastics rhythmic individual ball final at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Nov. 3, 2023.