A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 15, 2020
![Tourists walk on the Currumbin Beach covered with foam in the wake of cyclonic conditions after wild weather lashed Australia's Northern New South Wales and South East Queensland with heavy rain, strong winds and king tides.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2734a441-25dc-4cf4-83a1-8bf5a2568ec4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Tourists walk on the Currumbin Beach covered with foam in the wake of cyclonic conditions after wild weather lashed Australia's Northern New South Wales and South East Queensland with heavy rain, strong winds and king tides.
![The Manarola Nativity Scene is pictured on the hill of Manarola, Cinque Terre, Northwestern Italy, Dec. 14, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f9f91943-cf78-42c2-af26-a215be5808bf_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Manarola Nativity Scene is pictured on the hill of Manarola, Cinque Terre, Northwestern Italy, Dec. 14, 2020.
![American Magic sail on practice racing day five of the Prada America's Cup World Series and Prada Christmas Race in Auckland, New Zealand.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e5a1b60e-754b-45f3-b758-de48e7e1e9d8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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American Magic sail on practice racing day five of the Prada America's Cup World Series and Prada Christmas Race in Auckland, New Zealand.
![A technician checks hanging clocks at a clock company in Yantai, in eastern China's Shandong province.](https://gdb.voanews.com/dc1a29c6-2381-4ae6-bd99-086509471e2c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A technician checks hanging clocks at a clock company in Yantai, in eastern China's Shandong province.