A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 22, 2017
![People walk inside an illuminated giant Christmas ball installed in Octyabrskaya Square and decorated to mark the upcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations in Minsk, Belarus.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a33ffb27-f60a-44f0-b5c1-b83edb665648_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People walk inside an illuminated giant Christmas ball installed in Octyabrskaya Square and decorated to mark the upcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations in Minsk, Belarus.
![Russian President Vladimir Putin, second right, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, second left, and Russian Strategic Missile Troops Commander, Col. Gen. Sergei Karakayev, right, visit the Military Academy of Strategic Rocket Troops after Peter the Great in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4cb39501-8f2d-4874-ba26-1059657b66a6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, second right, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, second left, and Russian Strategic Missile Troops Commander, Col. Gen. Sergei Karakayev, right, visit the Military Academy of Strategic Rocket Troops after Peter the Great in Balashikha, outside Moscow, Russia.
![Palestinian protesters run for cover amidst smoke during clashes with Israeli security forces near the Huwara checkpoint south of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.](https://gdb.voanews.com/42b9b827-6ee9-42a4-b92b-df65138d25e9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Palestinian protesters run for cover amidst smoke during clashes with Israeli security forces near the Huwara checkpoint south of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
![Robot Test JPG hi seas tour 01.jpg 2021-04-13 07:59:29 updated](https://gdb.voanews.com/26ac629d-c828-4bc4-a671-093f569d4798_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Robot Test JPG hi seas tour 01.jpg 2021-04-13 07:59:29 updated