A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 8 ມັງກອນ 2019
![A potter makes earthen pots ahead of the Hindu Pongal festival, or Makar Sankranti, in a village on the outskirts of Chennai, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3300ed51-66fc-47aa-879c-a5ecc57cf08d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A potter makes earthen pots ahead of the Hindu Pongal festival, or Makar Sankranti, in a village on the outskirts of Chennai, India.
![An oil tanker is on fire near Lamma island, Hong Kong, China. At least one person is dead and two are missing after an oil tanker caught fire near Lamma island.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c32a2494-d191-43a2-9dc4-657ae5e87c56_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An oil tanker is on fire near Lamma island, Hong Kong, China. At least one person is dead and two are missing after an oil tanker caught fire near Lamma island.
![Seagulls fly over the Burj Hammoud's garbage dump near Beirut's port on the northern entrance of the capital in Lebanon as the levant experiences stormy weather.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d078540b-4b02-450e-8c34-dce3e515fd26_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Seagulls fly over the Burj Hammoud's garbage dump near Beirut's port on the northern entrance of the capital in Lebanon as the levant experiences stormy weather.
![A man shovels snow from a rooftop during winter storm in Filzmoos, Austria.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d90ca62e-a08e-48d7-93cd-19773f6d49c6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man shovels snow from a rooftop during winter storm in Filzmoos, Austria.