A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ1 ກໍລະກົດ 2016
![Mamadou Lawal Diallo, of Guinea, takes his Oath of Allegiance at a naturalization ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia. Nineteen new Americans took their oath as U.S. citizens at City Hall ahead of the July 4th holiday.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3bb66a93-d5eb-4cae-8c1b-8bfd5a8530d2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mamadou Lawal Diallo, of Guinea, takes his Oath of Allegiance at a naturalization ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia. Nineteen new Americans took their oath as U.S. citizens at City Hall ahead of the July 4th holiday.
![Activists of various groups and denominations gather on the steps of the Capitol in Jackson, Mississippi, to celebrate Thursday's ruling of a federal judge who blocked a law on religious objections to same-sex marriage, moments before it was set to take effect Friday.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5a6db2af-d261-4c4d-a189-44c7226d557d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Activists of various groups and denominations gather on the steps of the Capitol in Jackson, Mississippi, to celebrate Thursday's ruling of a federal judge who blocked a law on religious objections to same-sex marriage, moments before it was set to take effect Friday.
![New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at the New York Police Department 2016 graduation class at Madison Square Garden.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e92c7dc9-9440-4619-b22a-57143d9474a0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at the New York Police Department 2016 graduation class at Madison Square Garden.
![A protester carries yellow balloons featuring umbrellas, symbol of the Occupy Central movement, during a protest march on the day marking the 19th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to Chinese sovereignty from British rule, in Hong Kong, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bbcec9d7-3814-4522-a35a-a28403189742_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A protester carries yellow balloons featuring umbrellas, symbol of the Occupy Central movement, during a protest march on the day marking the 19th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to Chinese sovereignty from British rule, in Hong Kong, China.