A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 17, 2019
![People ride a merry-go-round at the Christmas Market at the Red Square in Moscow, as the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower is seen in the background, Dec. 16, 2019.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1890a1e7-5ac5-459a-868b-37122dc5f3a2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People ride a merry-go-round at the Christmas Market at the Red Square in Moscow, as the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower is seen in the background, Dec. 16, 2019.
![Supporters of Lebanon's Shi'ite Hezbollah and Amal groups hurl fireworks at security forces in central Beirut.](https://gdb.voanews.com/dc70cec3-6db9-499b-b9fe-b46b1d597d23_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Supporters of Lebanon's Shi'ite Hezbollah and Amal groups hurl fireworks at security forces in central Beirut.
![A Christmas tree and shoppers are reflected in the mirrored entrance of a shopping mall at the Harajuku district of Tokyo.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ba9e177d-bfb2-4d20-ac3a-b82834e54358_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Christmas tree and shoppers are reflected in the mirrored entrance of a shopping mall at the Harajuku district of Tokyo.
![Activists of Ukrainian far-right movements attack police officers during a protest of agricultural workers against land reform in Kyiv, Ukraine.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5acb53c7-0218-4f4a-a231-c582686dc4bd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Activists of Ukrainian far-right movements attack police officers during a protest of agricultural workers against land reform in Kyiv, Ukraine.