A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 21, 2017
![Orphans interact with a Bengal tiger during a Christmas visit to the Malabon Zoo in Malabon city, north of Manila, Philippines.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bff868df-d305-4e30-8222-33b0519188a7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Orphans interact with a Bengal tiger during a Christmas visit to the Malabon Zoo in Malabon city, north of Manila, Philippines.
![A man wearing an Catalan barretina hat kisses his ballot before casting his vote for the Catalan regional election at a polling station in Barcelona.](https://gdb.voanews.com/242091ae-48e3-48e3-ab8f-6337915e5aaa_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man wearing an Catalan barretina hat kisses his ballot before casting his vote for the Catalan regional election at a polling station in Barcelona.
![Newborns dressed in Santa and Christmas tree outfits to mark holiday season sleep at Paolo memorial hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.](https://gdb.voanews.com/90faa084-1967-4994-b1e4-3d3011ce43ec_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Newborns dressed in Santa and Christmas tree outfits to mark holiday season sleep at Paolo memorial hospital in Bangkok, Thailand.
![Australian police stand near a crashed vehicle after they arrested the driver of a vehicle that had ploughed into pedestrians at a crowded intersection near the Flinders Street train station in central Melbourne, Australia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/066ba71a-67e5-48d5-acfd-b49346ff2b37_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Australian police stand near a crashed vehicle after they arrested the driver of a vehicle that had ploughed into pedestrians at a crowded intersection near the Flinders Street train station in central Melbourne, Australia.