A look at the best news photos from around the world.
April 19, 2024
![A woman shows her inked finger after casting her ballot to vote in the first phase of India's general election at a polling station in Kalamati village, Dinhata district of Cooch Behar in the country's West Bengal state.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0a00-0242-9923-08dc60987bea_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman shows her inked finger after casting her ballot to vote in the first phase of India's general election at a polling station in Kalamati village, Dinhata district of Cooch Behar in the country's West Bengal state.
![Police officers react as supporters of the opposition hurl Molotov cocktails at the mayor's office, accusing him of corruption, in Tirana, Albania.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-5f49-08dc609969fd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police officers react as supporters of the opposition hurl Molotov cocktails at the mayor's office, accusing him of corruption, in Tirana, Albania.
![Tourists and Hindu devotees are seen on the 272 steps of Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple at Batu Caves, Malaysia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-7863-08dc60996a0c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Tourists and Hindu devotees are seen on the 272 steps of Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple at Batu Caves, Malaysia.
![Iranian worshippers chant slogans during an anti-Israeli gathering after Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-6d89-08dc60997672_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iranian worshippers chant slogans during an anti-Israeli gathering after Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran.