A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 3 ກັນຍາ 2021
![A Taliban fighter, center, keeps vigil as spectators watch the Twenty20 cricket trial match being played between two Afghan teams at the Kabul International Cricket Stadium in Kabul.](https://gdb.voanews.com/52777790-acb1-4a52-935e-852eab703e07_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Taliban fighter, center, keeps vigil as spectators watch the Twenty20 cricket trial match being played between two Afghan teams at the Kabul International Cricket Stadium in Kabul.
![Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands steers his car during the first free practice ahead of Sunday's Formula One Dutch Grand Prix at the Zandvoort racetrack, Netherlands.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7b92d4c3-bdb0-43a9-bd18-c31cb8dff41c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands steers his car during the first free practice ahead of Sunday's Formula One Dutch Grand Prix at the Zandvoort racetrack, Netherlands.
![Muslim people conduct Friday prayers with physical distancing at the Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/edbb476b-0091-4118-b974-bf5b10644b61_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Muslim people conduct Friday prayers with physical distancing at the Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia.
![A Kashmiri woman covers her face as she walks past paramilitary soldiers standing guard in a closed market area in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Indian authorities cracked down on public movement after the death Thursday of a top separatist leader.](https://gdb.voanews.com/124a3c54-fd2c-4f69-af67-6e692849d679_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Kashmiri woman covers her face as she walks past paramilitary soldiers standing guard in a closed market area in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Indian authorities cracked down on public movement after the death Thursday of a top separatist leader.