A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 18, 2019
![Catalan pro-independence demonstrators and Barcelona supporters light flares as they gather outside the Camp Nou stadium ahead of a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid in Barcelona, Spain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/fa6b28f2-d367-45cb-a03d-0c8d6c92c934_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Catalan pro-independence demonstrators and Barcelona supporters light flares as they gather outside the Camp Nou stadium ahead of a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid in Barcelona, Spain.
![China's President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with a girl as she and other children welcome Xi upon his arrival at Macau's international airport in Macau.](https://gdb.voanews.com/121f82ad-eab8-488a-bd04-66f34535b94f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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China's President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with a girl as she and other children welcome Xi upon his arrival at Macau's international airport in Macau.
![House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, bottom center, walks to the House Chamber as the House of Representatives takes up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5de23ffc-5ed7-4b3a-a475-57473906101a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, bottom center, walks to the House Chamber as the House of Representatives takes up articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
![Christmas decorations are on display in a window in Gaza City.](https://gdb.voanews.com/00788da0-af68-49c7-9b8c-cb5dc7b32619_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Christmas decorations are on display in a window in Gaza City.