A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 18 ມັງກອນ 2015
![Filipinos raise the image of the Santo Nino (Holy Child) during the final papal Mass of Pope Francis at Quirino Grandstand in Manila.](https://gdb.voanews.com/25da17f0-5729-4940-b524-024bb6978009_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Filipinos raise the image of the Santo Nino (Holy Child) during the final papal Mass of Pope Francis at Quirino Grandstand in Manila.
![A tightrope walker performs during the official opening ceremony to launch 2015 European Capital of Culture in Plzen, Czech Republic, Jan. 17, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0829fc42-d365-4df5-8722-2e8a43949824_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A tightrope walker performs during the official opening ceremony to launch 2015 European Capital of Culture in Plzen, Czech Republic, Jan. 17, 2015.
![Rio de Janeiro, ville des Jeux olympiques](https://gdb.voanews.com/8a1f5a05-34ce-4e4e-8bcb-acb805a5188c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rio de Janeiro, ville des Jeux olympiques
![A group performs the traditional "sinulog" dance for Pope Francis before the start of his final Papal Mass at Quirino Grandstand in Manila, the Philippines.](https://gdb.voanews.com/08a8e8de-7faa-49f0-9d55-400342c5e76c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A group performs the traditional "sinulog" dance for Pope Francis before the start of his final Papal Mass at Quirino Grandstand in Manila, the Philippines.