A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 17, 2021

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is seen at the passport control point at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. Police detained the Kremlin critic at the airport shortly after he landed on a flight from Berlin, an AFP journalist at the scene said.

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This aerial picture shows the Governor's office building damaged following a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Mamuju, Indonesia.

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Two men with rifles stand outside the state Capitol in Lansing, Michigan.

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Rollerbladers roll around Washington near the Capitol as security is increased ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in Washington, D.C.