A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 29 ຕຸລາ 2017
![Nationalist activists protest with a giant Catalan flag during a mass rally against Catalonia's declaration of independence, in Barcelona, Spain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/883be04f-e03a-4a16-a4d0-e9bd4ea90acf_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Nationalist activists protest with a giant Catalan flag during a mass rally against Catalonia's declaration of independence, in Barcelona, Spain.
![Residents who returned from evacuation centers, walk past a bullet-ridden house believed to have been rented by pro-Islamic State militant group leaders Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute before their attack on the region, in Basak, Malutlut district in Marawi, Philippines.](https://gdb.voanews.com/915fb14a-f245-4825-a03c-9e2ff47298a7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Residents who returned from evacuation centers, walk past a bullet-ridden house believed to have been rented by pro-Islamic State militant group leaders Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute before their attack on the region, in Basak, Malutlut district in Marawi, Philippines.
![The city skyline is seen in the background as competitors take part in the Harbour Race swimming event in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c2812772-91f4-4713-a28a-6028626be8e3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The city skyline is seen in the background as competitors take part in the Harbour Race swimming event in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour.
![A father dressed as Batman takes her daughter dressed as Harley Quinn to the MCM Comic Con at ExCeL exhibition center in London.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6ae3835c-0b7f-41b3-8be8-99ae132c2cb1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A father dressed as Batman takes her daughter dressed as Harley Quinn to the MCM Comic Con at ExCeL exhibition center in London.