A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 20 ທັນວາ 2019
![An Iraqi protester carrying his national flag walks past graffiti during ongoing anti-government protests, at Tahrir square in the capital Baghdad.](https://gdb.voanews.com/58e3df90-c6fb-4875-bc09-f62758d660f2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Iraqi protester carrying his national flag walks past graffiti during ongoing anti-government protests, at Tahrir square in the capital Baghdad.
![A mask covers the mouth and nose of the St. Mother Theresa with a child statue during smog and heavy air pollution in Kosovo capital Pristina.](https://gdb.voanews.com/17dc252f-959b-476f-9a3e-11184015c31a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A mask covers the mouth and nose of the St. Mother Theresa with a child statue during smog and heavy air pollution in Kosovo capital Pristina.
![Members of the Karnataka Reserve Police Force swing their sticks to beat two men on a scooter who rode too close to a barricade set up on a street in Mangalore amid heightened security due to protests over India’s new citizenship law.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01978961-bca3-45c7-97fb-58b5c4ea05a9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of the Karnataka Reserve Police Force swing their sticks to beat two men on a scooter who rode too close to a barricade set up on a street in Mangalore amid heightened security due to protests over India’s new citizenship law.
![Colorful clouds are seen as the sun rises over the city of Kronberg and the bank buildings in Frankfurt, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/aafc769f-1703-482c-9e17-e44d2f37aef9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Colorful clouds are seen as the sun rises over the city of Kronberg and the bank buildings in Frankfurt, Germany.