A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 1 ມັງກອນ 2020
![Fireworks explode over the London Eye Ferris wheel by the River Thames to mark the start of the new year.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d993d6b2-aba7-4bec-81dc-4dd7bb28ca87_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fireworks explode over the London Eye Ferris wheel by the River Thames to mark the start of the new year.
![Anti-government protesters attend a demonstration on New Year's Day to call for better governance and democratic reforms in Hong Kong, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4884577a-48c5-4a1c-8e72-47c669484b86_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Anti-government protesters attend a demonstration on New Year's Day to call for better governance and democratic reforms in Hong Kong, China.
![Pro-Iranian militiamen and their supporters set a fire during a sit-in in front of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. troops fired tear gas to disperse pro-Iran protesters who were gathered outside the embassy compound for a second day.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0ca08a72-b8eb-4fb6-82d8-eef74db7a2b1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pro-Iranian militiamen and their supporters set a fire during a sit-in in front of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. troops fired tear gas to disperse pro-Iran protesters who were gathered outside the embassy compound for a second day.
![Iraqi security forces stand guard in front of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.](https://gdb.voanews.com/96ebab63-6bc2-4739-8610-4bc3e308ce04_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iraqi security forces stand guard in front of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.