A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 8, 2020
![A Ukrainian International Airline company worker reacts during a briefing at Borispil international airport outside Kyiv. A Ukrainian airplane carrying 176 people crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran's main airport, killing all onboard, Iranian state TV and officials in Ukraine said.](https://gdb.voanews.com/dbf1c84d-6cf0-45b1-b0a4-1e3aa92ceb33_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Ukrainian International Airline company worker reacts during a briefing at Borispil international airport outside Kyiv. A Ukrainian airplane carrying 176 people crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran's main airport, killing all onboard, Iranian state TV and officials in Ukraine said.
![Rescue workers carry the body of a victim of a Ukrainian plane crash in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1ef5d8b2-dab1-4311-8cba-0551d041b48d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rescue workers carry the body of a victim of a Ukrainian plane crash in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran.
![Laborers work in a brick kiln in Narayanganj, Bangladesh.](https://gdb.voanews.com/aff624e6-c2e3-4bbc-a70e-99ac49556e07_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Laborers work in a brick kiln in Narayanganj, Bangladesh.
![Rafael Nadal of Spain prepares to return against Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka during their ATP Cup tennis match in Perth, Australia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/805ddcbf-e76c-4150-b809-7719a323e720_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rafael Nadal of Spain prepares to return against Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka during their ATP Cup tennis match in Perth, Australia.
![Passengers carry their belongings near the railway station in Amritsar, India, as activists of Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM) block train tracks during a nationwide general strike called by trade unions aligned with opposition parties to protest the government's economic policies.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e0c58ca3-5598-47a4-b22a-6a6aac0ab8c0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Passengers carry their belongings near the railway station in Amritsar, India, as activists of Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM) block train tracks during a nationwide general strike called by trade unions aligned with opposition parties to protest the government's economic policies.
![Riot police officers are seen with their shields stained with paint thrown by demonstrators, who are prevented from jumping over turnstiles, after a protest against fare hikes for city buses in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jan. 7, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/04a5ba66-e1db-4d4a-bbc2-d457258e0015_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Riot police officers are seen with their shields stained with paint thrown by demonstrators, who are prevented from jumping over turnstiles, after a protest against fare hikes for city buses in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jan. 7, 2020.
![Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad visit an Orthodox Christian cathedral in Damascus, Syria, Jan. 7, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/617401dd-6328-4807-b10b-7e446eb99645_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad visit an Orthodox Christian cathedral in Damascus, Syria, Jan. 7, 2020.
![A surfer surfs after sunset in Cardiff, California, Jan. 7, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e18b398f-4f7f-4272-9b27-812846af59e5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A surfer surfs after sunset in Cardiff, California, Jan. 7, 2020.
![Swans glide over the lake of Constance, colored by the setting sun, near Constance, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6c188a0b-8e4c-442f-9bf0-cc82626ef7e0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Swans glide over the lake of Constance, colored by the setting sun, near Constance, Germany.
![A man wearing a mask looks on as he sells matresses in Manila, Philippines.](https://gdb.voanews.com/528f6e50-4ba5-4f83-b2c7-93dcd7e81957_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man wearing a mask looks on as he sells matresses in Manila, Philippines.
![Monkeys huddle to keep themselves warm at Swayambhunath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal.](https://gdb.voanews.com/77a2b448-b013-4efe-a3d7-8e54d2d6f834_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Monkeys huddle to keep themselves warm at Swayambhunath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal.