A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 1, 2020
![A girl with sparkle writes 2020 during the New Year's celebrations in North Macedonia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7a44fc9d-6eef-4e7f-bf90-62bbd7cc4998_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A girl with sparkle writes 2020 during the New Year's celebrations in North Macedonia.
![Confetti falls at midnight on the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration, in New York.](https://gdb.voanews.com/03e8ffe3-2755-41fd-9cc5-a1c2cec6c9ad_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Confetti falls at midnight on the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration, in New York.
![Fireworks illuminate the sky over the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year's celebrations on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France, Dec. 31, 2019.](https://gdb.voanews.com/63b1adc1-89c6-4394-ae5f-dcf7299bcd5e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fireworks illuminate the sky over the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year's celebrations on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France, Dec. 31, 2019.
![People walk under New Year and Christmas decorations in Podgorica, Montenegro.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2cf3449b-4f3f-4391-9e4e-76b6729ffb6a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People walk under New Year and Christmas decorations in Podgorica, Montenegro.