A look at the best news photos from around the world.
June 1, 2020
![A New York City police officer takes a knee during a demonstration by protesters in Times Square, May 31, 2020, over the death of George Floyd in police custody.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a68365f8-f7d0-48d2-99d5-be05bc9e14b3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A New York City police officer takes a knee during a demonstration by protesters in Times Square, May 31, 2020, over the death of George Floyd in police custody.
![People look at artwork at the Stedelijk Museum, which reopened after the ease of the lockdown measures during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Amsterdam, Netherlands.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bb7a0f13-e3ff-41a3-952a-7ccfb361df4c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People look at artwork at the Stedelijk Museum, which reopened after the ease of the lockdown measures during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
![A pupil waves to his teachers as he arrives at St Dunstan's College junior school as some schools re-open following the outbreak of the COVID-19 in London.](https://gdb.voanews.com/18c67be3-a956-4ab5-90c1-dfad44a6081f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A pupil waves to his teachers as he arrives at St Dunstan's College junior school as some schools re-open following the outbreak of the COVID-19 in London.
![Visitors admire the Sistine Chapel as the Vatican Museum reopened, in Rome, Italy.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c52dcca5-ece1-4057-aac9-f32d694b8126_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Visitors admire the Sistine Chapel as the Vatican Museum reopened, in Rome, Italy.
![A giraffe is seen at Taronga Zoo Sydney as it re-opens to the public amidst the easing of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions following an extended closure in Sydney, Australia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5bc1e5ea-f382-445f-b062-1cac19ba16b7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A giraffe is seen at Taronga Zoo Sydney as it re-opens to the public amidst the easing of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions following an extended closure in Sydney, Australia.
![A farmer packs turnips in a field on the outskirts of Srinagar, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/084bf827-46d4-44dd-a24a-87f83a4fad37_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A farmer packs turnips in a field on the outskirts of Srinagar, India.
![A tanker truck drives into thousands of protesters marching on 35W north bound highway during a protest against the death of George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 31, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/aab81d36-76d2-4260-92df-a8e880941bf6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A tanker truck drives into thousands of protesters marching on 35W north bound highway during a protest against the death of George Floyd, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 31, 2020.
![A woman affected by pepper spray is attended to by others during a protest at Lafayette Park near the White House in Washington, May 31, 2020, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e6d3f55e-1910-40d3-bb92-497e97a4eff7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman affected by pepper spray is attended to by others during a protest at Lafayette Park near the White House in Washington, May 31, 2020, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
![Protesters loot shops in Santa Monica, California, May 31, 2020, during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b6428c46-cc6d-4ccc-9d93-1c81a290a695_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters loot shops in Santa Monica, California, May 31, 2020, during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.
![A tourist gets an "Art Hug" from a disinfected costumed man outside the reopened Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a2c3fa72-844b-43f0-bc92-44a4d0409941_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A tourist gets an "Art Hug" from a disinfected costumed man outside the reopened Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.