A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 26 ທັນວາ 2019
![Women scatter flower petals in the waters of the Bay of Bengal during a prayer ceremony for the victims of the 2004 tsunami on the 15th anniversary of the disaster, at Marina beach in Chennai, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4d677791-5a55-4964-9f24-387c25da4813_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Women scatter flower petals in the waters of the Bay of Bengal during a prayer ceremony for the victims of the 2004 tsunami on the 15th anniversary of the disaster, at Marina beach in Chennai, India.
![A runner dressed as Santa Claus walks through the forest while joining the annual 'Roast Goose Digestion Run' aiming to burn the calories after holiday celebrations in Berlin, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d36306a0-7ea9-4cbb-b5ef-5bd5ff20d534_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A runner dressed as Santa Claus walks through the forest while joining the annual 'Roast Goose Digestion Run' aiming to burn the calories after holiday celebrations in Berlin, Germany.
![Muslim men perform a special 'kusoof' prayer as a live report of the annular solar eclipse is broadcast on a large screen at a mosque in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d31c12ea-eed9-493b-ac06-4e2f6c9081fd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Muslim men perform a special 'kusoof' prayer as a live report of the annular solar eclipse is broadcast on a large screen at a mosque in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia.
![A woman comforts her daughter, buried up to her neck in sand during a solar eclipse, along Clifton beach in Karachi, Pakistan. Many Pakistanis believe that burying people with disabilities in sand during solar eclipse would bring healing to their bodies.](https://gdb.voanews.com/12acfa4b-a5bf-479a-bd11-ace93e0e9579_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman comforts her daughter, buried up to her neck in sand during a solar eclipse, along Clifton beach in Karachi, Pakistan. Many Pakistanis believe that burying people with disabilities in sand during solar eclipse would bring healing to their bodies.