A look at the best news photos from around the world.
May 23, 2019
![Jessica Rodgers and neighbor Ray Arellana carry a stroller over downed power lines as they head to Rodgers' mother's apartment to check on damage after a tornado tore though Jefferson City, Mo.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8ccac42c-de53-40be-94b8-803a93a074e1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Jessica Rodgers and neighbor Ray Arellana carry a stroller over downed power lines as they head to Rodgers' mother's apartment to check on damage after a tornado tore though Jefferson City, Mo.
![An injured police officer leaves the area with the help of his colleagues after clashes with protesters in Jakarta, Indonesia, in this photo taken by Antara Foto.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e653d8fc-8c4d-4ede-9a5d-12caad6af577_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An injured police officer leaves the area with the help of his colleagues after clashes with protesters in Jakarta, Indonesia, in this photo taken by Antara Foto.
![Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and president of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Amit Shah celebrate victory in India's general elections, in New Delhi.](https://gdb.voanews.com/db032489-1d04-4dfa-9788-f638bef07e1e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and president of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Amit Shah celebrate victory in India's general elections, in New Delhi.
![A dog waits for its owner outside a polling station, where Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May voted in the European Parliament Elections, in Sonning, Britain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/35cd5c2f-bb02-4374-aca6-fd93ddb45cbc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A dog waits for its owner outside a polling station, where Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May voted in the European Parliament Elections, in Sonning, Britain.
![French lawyer Anna Salabi takes part in a demonstration at the Paris courthouse to protest against her eviction from a courtroom.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8ce007c4-7b36-4e2a-99a2-0dcfeacf3e6c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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French lawyer Anna Salabi takes part in a demonstration at the Paris courthouse to protest against her eviction from a courtroom.
![German Chancellor Angela Merkel receives a duck toy as she visits biotech company Centogene in Rostock, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/12fdebd1-8a15-4c2e-84ff-08d8f5572199_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel receives a duck toy as she visits biotech company Centogene in Rostock, Germany.
![Philippine soldiers walk inside a destroyed building in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao.](https://gdb.voanews.com/99154f47-bb49-4ee5-944a-231f11049ede_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Philippine soldiers walk inside a destroyed building in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao.
![A supporter dressed as a flamingo cheers on the riders during the 12th stage of the 102nd Giro d'Italia - Tour of Italy - cycle race, 158kms from Cuneo to Pinerolo.](https://gdb.voanews.com/37aa9de0-3dd9-430b-9f23-419a3b24c9dd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A supporter dressed as a flamingo cheers on the riders during the 12th stage of the 102nd Giro d'Italia - Tour of Italy - cycle race, 158kms from Cuneo to Pinerolo.
![A little lion roars beside its mother at the zoo in Erfurt, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e64ad9f9-b5cd-4417-91db-b257035c5239_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A little lion roars beside its mother at the zoo in Erfurt, Germany.
![The sun rises between power lines in Frankfurt, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2ccee7a1-9269-426c-a0d0-e5da17f7498e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The sun rises between power lines in Frankfurt, Germany.