A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 1, 2020
![A girl with sparkle writes 2020 during the New Year's celebrations in North Macedonia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7a44fc9d-6eef-4e7f-bf90-62bbd7cc4998_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A girl with sparkle writes 2020 during the New Year's celebrations in North Macedonia.
![Confetti falls at midnight on the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration, in New York.](https://gdb.voanews.com/03e8ffe3-2755-41fd-9cc5-a1c2cec6c9ad_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Confetti falls at midnight on the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration, in New York.
![Fireworks illuminate the sky over the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year's celebrations on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France, Dec. 31, 2019.](https://gdb.voanews.com/63b1adc1-89c6-4394-ae5f-dcf7299bcd5e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fireworks illuminate the sky over the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year's celebrations on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France, Dec. 31, 2019.
![People walk under New Year and Christmas decorations in Podgorica, Montenegro.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2cf3449b-4f3f-4391-9e4e-76b6729ffb6a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People walk under New Year and Christmas decorations in Podgorica, Montenegro.
![Fireworks explode over the London Eye Ferris wheel by the River Thames to mark the start of the new year.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d993d6b2-aba7-4bec-81dc-4dd7bb28ca87_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fireworks explode over the London Eye Ferris wheel by the River Thames to mark the start of the new year.
![Anti-government protesters attend a demonstration on New Year's Day to call for better governance and democratic reforms in Hong Kong, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4884577a-48c5-4a1c-8e72-47c669484b86_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Anti-government protesters attend a demonstration on New Year's Day to call for better governance and democratic reforms in Hong Kong, China.
![Pro-Iranian militiamen and their supporters set a fire during a sit-in in front of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. troops fired tear gas to disperse pro-Iran protesters who were gathered outside the embassy compound for a second day.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0ca08a72-b8eb-4fb6-82d8-eef74db7a2b1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pro-Iranian militiamen and their supporters set a fire during a sit-in in front of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. troops fired tear gas to disperse pro-Iran protesters who were gathered outside the embassy compound for a second day.
![Iraqi security forces stand guard in front of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.](https://gdb.voanews.com/96ebab63-6bc2-4739-8610-4bc3e308ce04_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iraqi security forces stand guard in front of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.
![Property damaged by the East Gippsland fires in Sarsfield, Victoria, Australia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8a0ead29-f5f3-43ac-87dd-7321d67bd158_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Property damaged by the East Gippsland fires in Sarsfield, Victoria, Australia.
![Thousands of New Year's day revelers and holidaymakers gathering on North Pier Beach during New Year festivities in Durban, South Africa.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8c7f6209-a0f2-4416-b915-98307c5d51e2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Thousands of New Year's day revelers and holidaymakers gathering on North Pier Beach during New Year festivities in Durban, South Africa.