A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 17, 2021
![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. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/4db50abb-be00-4a65-9a59-57036aab90ae_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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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.
![This aerial picture shows the Governor's office building damaged following a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Mamuju, Indonesia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5c2b9bfe-fae5-4e8e-951d-27b8a4aa66a2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This aerial picture shows the Governor's office building damaged following a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Mamuju, Indonesia.
![Two men with rifles stand outside the state Capitol in Lansing, Michigan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a77d220b-e697-4413-9082-03409963a7bf_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Two men with rifles stand outside the state Capitol in Lansing, Michigan.
![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.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0cf33b0e-b197-4fd2-aff8-f4ada924d41d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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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.