A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 17 ທັນວາ 2018
![German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen (C) commemorates fallen soldiers at Camp Marmal in Mazar-i-Sharif, northern Afghanistan, during a visit of soldiers.](https://gdb.voanews.com/25c649df-fb78-4f31-9fd4-f9811ec644e2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen (C) commemorates fallen soldiers at Camp Marmal in Mazar-i-Sharif, northern Afghanistan, during a visit of soldiers.
![Hot air balloons fly over the Myanmar's old temple just before sunrise in Bagan, Nyaung U district, central Myanmar, Dec. 16, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9842fd27-fec2-44c3-b13c-5e50e37bf994_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Hot air balloons fly over the Myanmar's old temple just before sunrise in Bagan, Nyaung U district, central Myanmar, Dec. 16, 2018.
![A young girl attends presidential candidate Andry Rajoelina's election rally in Antananarivo, Madagascar.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7036105f-734a-4be7-a5c7-0ce1c43fb91f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A young girl attends presidential candidate Andry Rajoelina's election rally in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
![Sex workers demonstrate to call for the end of violence perpetrated against them and punishment for culprits, in Skopje, Macedonia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/edc772db-faf7-4311-99ce-1cd8be1b123a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Sex workers demonstrate to call for the end of violence perpetrated against them and punishment for culprits, in Skopje, Macedonia.