A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 25 ກັນຍາ 2017
![An Iraqi Kurdish man shows his ink-stained finger after voting in the Kurdish independence referendum in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8fd5a102-9f80-4a39-be97-b11a184692a3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Iraqi Kurdish man shows his ink-stained finger after voting in the Kurdish independence referendum in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq.
![A newborn elephant takes his first steps in his outdoor residence on September 25, 2017 in the DierenPark Amersfoort Zoo in Amersfoort, Netherland.](https://gdb.voanews.com/47e32ac4-d211-428f-a879-ea6e24545713_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A newborn elephant takes his first steps in his outdoor residence on September 25, 2017 in the DierenPark Amersfoort Zoo in Amersfoort, Netherland.
![A security officer stands watch near a giant basket decorated with replicas of flowers and fruits on display at Tiananmen Square in Beijing.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a5ef89f6-8662-4d21-ae77-87813a6207a8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A security officer stands watch near a giant basket decorated with replicas of flowers and fruits on display at Tiananmen Square in Beijing.