A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 17 ພະຈິກ 2017
![The wind blows a flag around a Chinese honor guard member before a welcome ceremony for Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.](https://gdb.voanews.com/44c5ef52-b998-4ee9-b740-5114d3bc4b6c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The wind blows a flag around a Chinese honor guard member before a welcome ceremony for Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
![An Argentinian couple cast their shadow on the ground as they dance the tango for money at Sol square in downtown Madrid, Spain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4aa18ce9-b259-4d8b-8ad9-fec325a6927c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Argentinian couple cast their shadow on the ground as they dance the tango for money at Sol square in downtown Madrid, Spain.
![A complete mammoth skeleton is displayed before its auction by Aguttes auction house in Lyon, France.](https://gdb.voanews.com/38407f3c-f54b-4c20-81b8-85e899db6d52_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A complete mammoth skeleton is displayed before its auction by Aguttes auction house in Lyon, France.
![Jean Charlot, top, an officer with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, salutes as he is introduced on stage during a ceremony promoting him to his new rank as sergeant, at St. Peter's University in Jersey City, N.J.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4a6a60c8-bead-482d-b807-fb5c0de0d569_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Jean Charlot, top, an officer with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, salutes as he is introduced on stage during a ceremony promoting him to his new rank as sergeant, at St. Peter's University in Jersey City, N.J.