A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 2, 2020
![Fishermen use harpoons near a frozen portion of Anchar Lake on the outskirts of Srinagar, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7d5a858c-b8eb-4828-9e8c-14a0cd3cc16b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fishermen use harpoons near a frozen portion of Anchar Lake on the outskirts of Srinagar, India.
![A rescue team searches for missing military officers after a Black Hawk helicopter made a forced landing at a mountainous area near Taipei, Taiwan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/888340af-52a6-4f11-ac2a-71e9094a05c0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A rescue team searches for missing military officers after a Black Hawk helicopter made a forced landing at a mountainous area near Taipei, Taiwan.
![A jogger runs along the Albispass mountain pass, surrounded by ice-covered trees, Switzerland.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c9195709-5941-4ce3-9146-d7f16a755d40_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A jogger runs along the Albispass mountain pass, surrounded by ice-covered trees, Switzerland.
![A mahout decorates his elephant before an elephant beauty pageant in Sauraha Chitwan, some 150 kilometers southwest of Kathmandu, Nepal.](https://gdb.voanews.com/616e220f-c78a-4b29-a043-d7b15eba3f77_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A mahout decorates his elephant before an elephant beauty pageant in Sauraha Chitwan, some 150 kilometers southwest of Kathmandu, Nepal.