A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 18 ພຶດສະພາ 2020
![Pan-democratic legislator Lam Cheuk-ting is taken away by security during a Legislative Council's House Committee meeting in Hong Kong.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1fec1c85-f16f-453b-b6ff-898655c05377_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pan-democratic legislator Lam Cheuk-ting is taken away by security during a Legislative Council's House Committee meeting in Hong Kong.
![Pope Francis walks inside St. Peter's Basilica to lead a private Mass to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the late pope's birth, at the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media/­Handout)](https://gdb.voanews.com/211c0142-52d1-4844-9aad-4b56ba19babb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis walks inside St. Peter's Basilica to lead a private Mass to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the late pope's birth, at the Vatican. (Credit: Vatican Media/Handout)
![A woman sips her coffee at a cafe in Rome, Italy. Italy is slowly lifting restrictions after a two-month coronavirus lockdown.](https://gdb.voanews.com/cedd9da3-5a6d-4ed7-8a4d-0a2d3aa5c607_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman sips her coffee at a cafe in Rome, Italy. Italy is slowly lifting restrictions after a two-month coronavirus lockdown.
![Monkeys catch a banana during feeding time by rangers at the Hlawga Wildlife Park, outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, that remains closed, amid the concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, May 17, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ef663100-5725-4361-bde9-c56621a4ab3d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Monkeys catch a banana during feeding time by rangers at the Hlawga Wildlife Park, outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, that remains closed, amid the concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, May 17, 2020.