A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 16 ມັງກອນ 2020
![Buffalo owners try to control their buffalos during a traditional buffalo fight held as part of Bhogali Bihu festival at Boidyabori village, some 80 km from Guwahati.](https://gdb.voanews.com/92b092af-2484-4807-8e2a-69d70bed23f8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Buffalo owners try to control their buffalos during a traditional buffalo fight held as part of Bhogali Bihu festival at Boidyabori village, some 80 km from Guwahati.
![Lightning strikes over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip during heavy rains.](https://gdb.voanews.com/13df8a9c-69b2-4fcc-a4b0-2b8e61365a51_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Lightning strikes over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip during heavy rains.
![Abandoned houses and coconut trees are seen covered in mud and ash due to the eruption of the nearby Taal volcano, in Laurel in Batangas province.](https://gdb.voanews.com/87940d10-5795-4548-9222-4f93832de72f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Abandoned houses and coconut trees are seen covered in mud and ash due to the eruption of the nearby Taal volcano, in Laurel in Batangas province.
![A child jumps to touch lanterns hung on a tree ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e76ecd02-fc9e-4c28-8fbf-8a43053b4a20_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A child jumps to touch lanterns hung on a tree ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing.