A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 1 ຕຸລາ 2021
![Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, center, and other officials attend the flag raising ceremony for the celebration of China's National Day at the Golden Bauhinia Square, in Hong Kong.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0b6ad216-b133-479e-bcb6-0dc0ef7fd161_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, center, and other officials attend the flag raising ceremony for the celebration of China's National Day at the Golden Bauhinia Square, in Hong Kong.
![People planning to return to their hometowns wait at a checkpoint to leave Ho Chi Minh City, following the easing of strict COVID-19 restrictions that had been in place for the past three months.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3ca9de81-7e08-46db-8181-b9dabcdee250_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People planning to return to their hometowns wait at a checkpoint to leave Ho Chi Minh City, following the easing of strict COVID-19 restrictions that had been in place for the past three months.
![A Palestinian protester smashes an Israeli drone that reportedly fell because of a technical failure, during a demonstration against settlements in the West Bank village of Beita.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2009afe1-477a-4cc0-86bc-3588dbda5e0d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Palestinian protester smashes an Israeli drone that reportedly fell because of a technical failure, during a demonstration against settlements in the West Bank village of Beita.
![Indian women in traditional attire practice Garba, a traditional dance of Gujarat state, ahead of Hindu festival of Navratri in Ahmadabad, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2440566e-6419-461f-a300-901e01b5a25e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Indian women in traditional attire practice Garba, a traditional dance of Gujarat state, ahead of Hindu festival of Navratri in Ahmadabad, India.