A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 15 ມັງກອນ 2017
![Empty shells, which Iraqi forces believe were used by Islamic State militants to create bombs, are pictured at the University of Mosul during a battle with Islamic State militants, in Mosul, Iraq.](https://gdb.voanews.com/507771c3-8add-4dfc-a8df-e386621ebd45_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Empty shells, which Iraqi forces believe were used by Islamic State militants to create bombs, are pictured at the University of Mosul during a battle with Islamic State militants, in Mosul, Iraq.
![People visit the Hanna Lake after a snowfall on the outskirts of Quetta, Pakistan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b0159d0f-0219-48bd-ade3-5cfa8b21d4df_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People visit the Hanna Lake after a snowfall on the outskirts of Quetta, Pakistan.
![Devotees prepare rice dishes to offer the Hindu Sun God as they attend Pongal celebrations early morning in Mumbai, India, Jan. 14, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/fa6ac78e-8cc7-4bea-9d0b-1288abd924e4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Devotees prepare rice dishes to offer the Hindu Sun God as they attend Pongal celebrations early morning in Mumbai, India, Jan. 14, 2017.
![A man walks with his child under traditional Chinese lanterns on display ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/fb2d8e17-7cf7-4f23-96e2-2de08fb34933_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man walks with his child under traditional Chinese lanterns on display ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.