A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 17, 2019
![Orangutan Bon Bon looks out from inside a cage after arriving from Bali, at the Kualanamu airport in Deli Serdang in North Sumatra, Indonesia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e8f3d8e5-317f-48d2-a8e7-07ff5c591884_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Orangutan Bon Bon looks out from inside a cage after arriving from Bali, at the Kualanamu airport in Deli Serdang in North Sumatra, Indonesia.
![People enjoy the holiday season lights in downtown Bangkok.](https://gdb.voanews.com/731d1ad3-2580-4f33-aa83-8d1cf389130a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People enjoy the holiday season lights in downtown Bangkok.
![A woman reacts as tear gas is sprayed right into her face during a demonstration in Nantes, France.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2c9f8087-63f8-47f3-952d-5739084d6134_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman reacts as tear gas is sprayed right into her face during a demonstration in Nantes, France.
![A soldier holds the Brazilian flag during the flag-raising ceremony at the Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil.](https://gdb.voanews.com/aaea8cba-ddb2-4cc4-acdb-96c71b54ae09_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A soldier holds the Brazilian flag during the flag-raising ceremony at the Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil.