A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 17, 2019
![Orangutan Bon Bon looks out from inside a cage after arriving from Bali, at the Kualanamu airport in Deli Serdang in North Sumatra, Indonesia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/211658a8-accb-4627-a5ef-de639c9e1207_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Orangutan Bon Bon looks out from inside a cage after arriving from Bali, at the Kualanamu airport in Deli Serdang in North Sumatra, Indonesia.
![People enjoy the holiday season lights in downtown Bangkok.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2ffeb560-be56-45cd-b50d-be51b519856c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People enjoy the holiday season lights in downtown Bangkok.
![A woman reacts as tear gas is sprayed right into her face during a demonstration in Nantes, France.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c9c55659-0f17-419c-adfb-94e9ffb3765c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman reacts as tear gas is sprayed right into her face during a demonstration in Nantes, France.
![A soldier holds the Brazilian flag during the flag-raising ceremony at the Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil.](https://gdb.voanews.com/eaf00cef-e133-45f2-b237-0436e875845c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A soldier holds the Brazilian flag during the flag-raising ceremony at the Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil.