A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 30 ທັນວາ 2018
![A worker prepares strings coated with powdered glass used for flying kites ahead of 'Uttarayan' festival in Ahmedabad, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bc15b258-d180-4083-af7d-97a2fa2d6606_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A worker prepares strings coated with powdered glass used for flying kites ahead of 'Uttarayan' festival in Ahmedabad, India.
![A man casts his vote at the Katendere voting center in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7e5bd940-4bbd-4fdb-9c16-0bacb94342a9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man casts his vote at the Katendere voting center in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.
![Aerial dancers of the Kitonb theater group, hanging from a crane, perform during rehearsals ahead of their New Year's show at the Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy.](https://gdb.voanews.com/13f93335-0119-4e7f-90ab-fff3f20e5c8f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Aerial dancers of the Kitonb theater group, hanging from a crane, perform during rehearsals ahead of their New Year's show at the Circus Maximus in Rome, Italy.
![A man applies color to a haircut with "2019", to welcome the new year at a barbershop in Ahmedabad, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c4969873-4923-45f5-bc92-7994a8cefcf5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man applies color to a haircut with "2019", to welcome the new year at a barbershop in Ahmedabad, India.