A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 12 ກຸມພາ 2017
![Mount Sinabung volcano spews reddish smoke and ash, as seen from the Karo district in North Sumatra province, Indonesia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/75a8e74f-e862-4d07-915a-d8f1598e8af8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mount Sinabung volcano spews reddish smoke and ash, as seen from the Karo district in North Sumatra province, Indonesia.
![Drag Queen Olivia Jones, member of the electoral college, center, attends a German parliamentary assembly coming together to elect the country's new president in Berlin.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d9d58d3b-c32a-4119-9c62-ae6c79d63b92_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Drag Queen Olivia Jones, member of the electoral college, center, attends a German parliamentary assembly coming together to elect the country's new president in Berlin.
![Confetti flies at the start of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c62f99de-86a7-48da-9d66-f973119970c9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Confetti flies at the start of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.
![A masked reveler poses during the Venice Carnival in Venice, Italy.](https://gdb.voanews.com/119141e7-7768-4a5d-9268-d64ee2d4e06c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A masked reveler poses during the Venice Carnival in Venice, Italy.