A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 9, 2024
![A security guard uses an anti-drone weapon against a drone that was flying near the Planalto Palace and the National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, Jan. 8, 2024.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-da1e-08dc113f5a37_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A security guard uses an anti-drone weapon against a drone that was flying near the Planalto Palace and the National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, Jan. 8, 2024.
![A person walks through a snowy landscape near the French border in Ibaneta, northern Spain, Jan. 8, 2024.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-08f2-08dc114a4587_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A person walks through a snowy landscape near the French border in Ibaneta, northern Spain, Jan. 8, 2024.
![Costumes are pictured during a photocall for an exhibition of props for items used in the filming of the Netflix series 'The Crown' at Bonhams auctioneers in London, ahead of an auction.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-6212-08dc113f541a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Costumes are pictured during a photocall for an exhibition of props for items used in the filming of the Netflix series 'The Crown' at Bonhams auctioneers in London, ahead of an auction.
![This aerial photo shows bullet trains parked at Nanjing south railway station in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-6440-08dc113f5416_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This aerial photo shows bullet trains parked at Nanjing south railway station in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province.