A look at the best news photos from around the world.
May 16, 2017
![A Brazilian Public-Safety National Force policeman patrols the streets near the Chapadao slums complex during a security operation aimed at cracking down on crime in Rio de Janeiro.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c18cfdc5-97e2-46b5-8da2-a1841f960b2e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Brazilian Public-Safety National Force policeman patrols the streets near the Chapadao slums complex during a security operation aimed at cracking down on crime in Rio de Janeiro.
![A monk plays a traditional musical instrument as he walks along a street in Colombo, Sri Lanka.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8166c357-a115-49b8-ae89-7a33ee06834d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A monk plays a traditional musical instrument as he walks along a street in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
![A newborn white Siberian tiger cub is pictured in its enclosure at San Jorge zoo in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, May 15, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d83c87fd-52af-48f1-ba3e-4be7cf40b02d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A newborn white Siberian tiger cub is pictured in its enclosure at San Jorge zoo in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, May 15, 2017.
![A girl stands at a brick factory near the central Iraqi shrine city of Najaf.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d86bfafe-d347-4480-9c3a-7bfe9a819648_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A girl stands at a brick factory near the central Iraqi shrine city of Najaf.