A look at the best news photos from around the world.
April 9, 2019
![Algerian security forces use a water canon to disperse students taking part in an anti-government demonstration in the capital Algiers.](https://gdb.voanews.com/be113177-f93c-4b16-b599-092dce237e71_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Algerian security forces use a water canon to disperse students taking part in an anti-government demonstration in the capital Algiers.
![Ahead of the elections, Indonesian soldiers participate in a practice drill for handling riots, at their military home base in Banda Aceh, Aceh province.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4d1ca70f-8f58-4159-bb73-16047d730c13_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ahead of the elections, Indonesian soldiers participate in a practice drill for handling riots, at their military home base in Banda Aceh, Aceh province.
![Colombian congressmen attend a plenary session on the government's lodging of objections to the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) at the National Congress in Bogota, April 8, 2019.](https://gdb.voanews.com/fb7360bb-e134-4d69-864a-16ce260bc905_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Colombian congressmen attend a plenary session on the government's lodging of objections to the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) at the National Congress in Bogota, April 8, 2019.
![Members of the Misrata forces, under the protection of Tripoli's forces, prepare to go to the front line in Tripoli, Libya.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8d854186-3d53-4d6e-aa39-e5d2ea273747_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of the Misrata forces, under the protection of Tripoli's forces, prepare to go to the front line in Tripoli, Libya.