A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 28, 2021
![Corazzieri of the Italian military Presidential honour guards stand guard at the Quirinale Palace in Rome prior to political leaders arriving for meetings with the president on forming a new government following the resignation of the prime minister.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3d03e3c7-ea4e-4603-b842-58fd352cf807_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Corazzieri of the Italian military Presidential honour guards stand guard at the Quirinale Palace in Rome prior to political leaders arriving for meetings with the president on forming a new government following the resignation of the prime minister.
![A Shariah Law official uses a rattan cane to whip one of two men convicted of gay sex in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1dec70ba-30a6-4f6e-9de1-a1741d4f5feb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Shariah Law official uses a rattan cane to whip one of two men convicted of gay sex in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia.
![A worker wearing a face mask carries red lanterns, ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Hong Kong.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bc6b0044-b333-4565-82c3-bd350f718bef_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A worker wearing a face mask carries red lanterns, ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Hong Kong.
![A man walks along Rajpath amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7383a7f8-dac9-4ecb-8909-e14f9297696d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man walks along Rajpath amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi, India.