A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 12, 2019
![Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Boris Johnson holds his dog Dilyn as he leaves after voting in the general election at Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, London.](https://gdb.voanews.com/dbb158a6-c080-4490-a33a-30552dd17d4f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Boris Johnson holds his dog Dilyn as he leaves after voting in the general election at Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, London.
![A police officer and a man perform a Hongi after a ceremony called "Karakia", attended by Ngati Awa representatives and relatives of the volcano eruption victims at Mataatua Marae house in Whakatane, New Zealand.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0788e3eb-b7db-43c4-a610-e0a334769c35_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A police officer and a man perform a Hongi after a ceremony called "Karakia", attended by Ngati Awa representatives and relatives of the volcano eruption victims at Mataatua Marae house in Whakatane, New Zealand.
![An Iraqi demonstrator carries molotov cocktails during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b889b63f-c35d-4572-9394-648eb3b3145a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Iraqi demonstrator carries molotov cocktails during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad.
![House Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., speaks as chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., listens during a markup of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington.](https://gdb.voanews.com/544d181c-059a-448c-83ad-9e19fed30b99_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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House Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., speaks as chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., listens during a markup of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
![A pilgrim carries a statueette of the Virgin of Guadalupe on his back during the annual celebrations at the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City.](https://gdb.voanews.com/78e7d837-d798-4669-b470-68af7260de3a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A pilgrim carries a statueette of the Virgin of Guadalupe on his back during the annual celebrations at the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City.
![Former U.S. President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle participate in a community services event during the sidelines of the Obama Foundation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8921c82f-8a75-4f3f-b2a8-cf7c74ee2115_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Former U.S. President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle participate in a community services event during the sidelines of the Obama Foundation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
![People look at an Airbus 380 approaching toward the airport of the French riviera city of Nice.](https://gdb.voanews.com/fa5c9a4c-d2a6-468c-8049-dfce661bd37c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People look at an Airbus 380 approaching toward the airport of the French riviera city of Nice.
![Horsemen head to the airport as they prepare to welcome Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on his return from the Peace Nobel Prize ceremony, in Addis Ababa.](https://gdb.voanews.com/edb4fdaa-fe03-4a95-bb46-e58e8d63d841_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Horsemen head to the airport as they prepare to welcome Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on his return from the Peace Nobel Prize ceremony, in Addis Ababa.
![Visitors watch the annual year end illumination in the Shiodome district in Tokyo, Japan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5253785e-a605-4de2-9e82-6cd7b68d0828_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Visitors watch the annual year end illumination in the Shiodome district in Tokyo, Japan.
![A sculpture of boxers is seen at an abandoned pioneer camp in the village of Chernoluchye in Omsk region, Russia, Dec. 11, 2019.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3afdda16-964e-4aac-b323-998963918c36_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A sculpture of boxers is seen at an abandoned pioneer camp in the village of Chernoluchye in Omsk region, Russia, Dec. 11, 2019.
![A heron looks for fish in a river in Kumamoto, Japan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/38d2a0e0-1efb-41ca-88f1-02fc923f81e3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A heron looks for fish in a river in Kumamoto, Japan.
![Cargo trucks turn off the Trans-Amazon highway, top, onto route BR-163 in Campo Verde, near Itaituba, Para state, Brazil.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0eeaca61-84a1-4b5e-8e1a-86d19a30258f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Cargo trucks turn off the Trans-Amazon highway, top, onto route BR-163 in Campo Verde, near Itaituba, Para state, Brazil.