A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 26, 2018
![Iraqi youths dressed in Father Christmas suits walk through the streets of the old city of Mosul to distribute gifts to the children.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0dd89229-dad0-4400-883e-b9717596ed01_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iraqi youths dressed in Father Christmas suits walk through the streets of the old city of Mosul to distribute gifts to the children.
![Workers covered with gunpowder make fireworks for New Year celebrations in Bocaue, Bulacan, north of Manila, Philippines.](https://gdb.voanews.com/aeff9799-7fe5-4450-a475-aab74360cbe2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Workers covered with gunpowder make fireworks for New Year celebrations in Bocaue, Bulacan, north of Manila, Philippines.
![South and North Korean government officials connect northern and southern railroad tracks during a groundbreaking ceremony at Panmun Station in Kaesong, North Korea.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2cfbdf33-ee08-4f83-86d8-2766f9bf764b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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South and North Korean government officials connect northern and southern railroad tracks during a groundbreaking ceremony at Panmun Station in Kaesong, North Korea.
![Claudia Maquin, mother of Jakelin Caal, a 7-year-old girl who handed herself in to U.S. border agents earlier this month and died after developing a high fever while in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, reacts during her daughter's funeral at her home village of San Antonio Secortez, in Guatemala, Dec. 25, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/be74d58f-3903-45fa-a246-23e8adf6337f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Claudia Maquin, mother of Jakelin Caal, a 7-year-old girl who handed herself in to U.S. border agents earlier this month and died after developing a high fever while in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, reacts during her daughter's funeral at her home village of San Antonio Secortez, in Guatemala, Dec. 25, 2018.