A look at the best news photos from around the world.
June 29, 2020
![A couple draws their firearms on protesters during a protest against St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson, in St. Louis, Missouri, June 28, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1a7dcc75-210f-4302-9aee-af1c4a454164_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A couple draws their firearms on protesters during a protest against St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson, in St. Louis, Missouri, June 28, 2020.
![Lawmakers from Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) scuffle with lawmakers from the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party, in Taipei, Taiwan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bca5af3d-acdb-4df7-a209-2f4cd9e5532c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Lawmakers from Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) scuffle with lawmakers from the main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party, in Taipei, Taiwan.
![Terrisa Bukovinac, founder of Pro-Life San Francisco, holds a model of a fetus as she and other anti-abortion protesters wait outside the Supreme Court for a decision in Washington, D.C.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3ce9e4d9-eefb-496d-b27b-4d7c278c2486_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Terrisa Bukovinac, founder of Pro-Life San Francisco, holds a model of a fetus as she and other anti-abortion protesters wait outside the Supreme Court for a decision in Washington, D.C.
![Harris County election clerk Nora Martinez, left, helps a voter in the Texas primary runoffs in Houston.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4488c165-a8a4-48ac-9a61-5a66c27b3d54_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Harris County election clerk Nora Martinez, left, helps a voter in the Texas primary runoffs in Houston.
![Villagers row a makeshift raft through the flood-affected Mayong village in Morigaon district, in the northeastern state of Assam, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ef2ac056-d2e4-4b2a-b72d-c403fd997a88_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Villagers row a makeshift raft through the flood-affected Mayong village in Morigaon district, in the northeastern state of Assam, India.
![Farmers take a break for lunch while celebrating National Paddy Day, also called Asar Pandra, that marks the commencement of rice crop planting as monsoon season arrives, in Kathmandu, Nepal.](https://gdb.voanews.com/402322bc-3752-452e-831f-e0d5f40bd18f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Farmers take a break for lunch while celebrating National Paddy Day, also called Asar Pandra, that marks the commencement of rice crop planting as monsoon season arrives, in Kathmandu, Nepal.
![Mud-covered farmers play in a rice paddy field during "National Paddy Day", which marks the start of the annual rice planting season, in Tokha village on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5a708ef7-2d5a-4b20-b35f-9749283670d9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mud-covered farmers play in a rice paddy field during "National Paddy Day", which marks the start of the annual rice planting season, in Tokha village on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal.
![Former Team GB Rhythmic Gymnastic star and dancer Hannah Martin during a training session at Ouse Valley Viaduct in Sussex, Britain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d101e6ad-3844-4463-8784-1f02fa1dca6c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Former Team GB Rhythmic Gymnastic star and dancer Hannah Martin during a training session at Ouse Valley Viaduct in Sussex, Britain.
![A Turkana man walks through a locust swarm near the town of Lodwar, Turkana county, Kenya, June 28, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b440f9b2-b3b2-4f3b-bcea-422fe0432d1a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Turkana man walks through a locust swarm near the town of Lodwar, Turkana county, Kenya, June 28, 2020.
![Rescue workers bring bodies of victims after a ferry capsized at the Sadarghat ferry terminal in Dhaka, Bangladesh.](https://gdb.voanews.com/10fd0b3c-594c-4aed-9a55-caaa5b996eb9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rescue workers bring bodies of victims after a ferry capsized at the Sadarghat ferry terminal in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
![This handout photo released by Taipei Zoo shows a newborn baby panda at the Taipei Zoo in the Taiwan capital.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b88665e9-7ba5-4ca4-be27-caf2a6be3401_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This handout photo released by Taipei Zoo shows a newborn baby panda at the Taipei Zoo in the Taiwan capital.
![Demonstrators take part in a joint LGBTQ and Black Lives Matter march on the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York City, New York, June 28, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4ddc9f88-eccd-483d-a72d-365ab144837f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Demonstrators take part in a joint LGBTQ and Black Lives Matter march on the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York City, New York, June 28, 2020.
![Handout picture released by the Rewilding Argentina Foundation showing a red macaw of five that were freed at the Ibera National Park, near Ituzaingo, Corrientes province, Argentina, June 28, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/961c1af2-10f8-430e-9a44-2fc9d15842b9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Handout picture released by the Rewilding Argentina Foundation showing a red macaw of five that were freed at the Ibera National Park, near Ituzaingo, Corrientes province, Argentina, June 28, 2020.