A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 1, 2023
![Myanmar protesters residing in Japan rally to mark the second anniversary of the 2021 military coup, outside the Myanmar Embassy in Tokyo.](https://gdb.voanews.com/09320000-0a00-0242-32ba-08db048428f9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Myanmar protesters residing in Japan rally to mark the second anniversary of the 2021 military coup, outside the Myanmar Embassy in Tokyo.
![People cross a destroyed bridge in Bakhmut, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.](https://gdb.voanews.com/800f0000-c0a8-0242-d657-08db04841db5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People cross a destroyed bridge in Bakhmut, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
![A Leopard 2 tank is seen in action during a visit by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius to the Bundeswehr tank battalion 203 at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/09320000-0a00-0242-8bb7-08db04841fc7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Leopard 2 tank is seen in action during a visit by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius to the Bundeswehr tank battalion 203 at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, Germany.
![Pope Francis (C) arrives for the Mass at the N'Dolo Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.](https://gdb.voanews.com/06a20000-0aff-0242-9b6a-08db04841688_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis (C) arrives for the Mass at the N'Dolo Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.