A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 12 ມິຖຸນາ 2015
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Activists hold a protest in front of the Chinese Consular Office in Manila as the country commemorates the 117th anniversary of the Philippines' declaration of independence from Spain. Protesters shouted slogans against China's reclamation and construction activities on islands and reefs in the Spratly Group of the South China Sea that are also claimed by the Philippines.
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Indonesian students attend morning exercise as Mt. Sinabung (R) spews volcanic ash in Karo district, North Sumatra province. Nearly 3,000 people have been evacuated from their homes after Indonesia upgraded the threat from the volcano to the highest possible level on June 4.
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Sanyu, (R) a five-day-old Rothschild's giraffe is pictured with mother 'Dagmar' (2nd R), father 'Meru' (2nd L) and half sister 'Zahra' (far L) during a press event at Chester Zoo in northwest England. Sanyu is the second Rothschild's giraffe to be born at the zoo in the last 6 months.
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Participants paddle in a dragon boat during a regatta at the old industrial harbor in Duisburg, Germany.