A look at the best news photos and the most interesting photos from around the world.
January 5, 2017
![A member of the Iraqi rapid response forces sits in a military vehicle during battle with Islamic State militants in the Mithaq district of eastern Mosul.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1b278972-ad37-4b77-ba81-839a9e0f559a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A member of the Iraqi rapid response forces sits in a military vehicle during battle with Islamic State militants in the Mithaq district of eastern Mosul.
![Cars burn after a car bomb explosion in Izmir, Turkey. An explosion believed to have been caused by a car bomb in front of a courthouse in the western Turkish city of Izmir, wounded several people, a local official said. Two of the suspected attackers were killed in an ensuing shootout with police.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1d81b1c4-c0f8-4157-a0a0-88e2fb526972_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Cars burn after a car bomb explosion in Izmir, Turkey. An explosion believed to have been caused by a car bomb in front of a courthouse in the western Turkish city of Izmir, wounded several people, a local official said. Two of the suspected attackers were killed in an ensuing shootout with police.
![Tibetan Spiritual Leader The Dalai Lama looks on as Tibetan Buddhist monks work on a traditional painting during a special religious prayer at Bodhgaya, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/49150dd8-f6ac-4e3e-a4fc-ff8cec78a83d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Tibetan Spiritual Leader The Dalai Lama looks on as Tibetan Buddhist monks work on a traditional painting during a special religious prayer at Bodhgaya, India.
![A Russian Marine uses a hammer to break a brick on top of his comrade's stomach during a Capability Demonstration at Manila's Rizal Park, the Philippines.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0320d270-fc6c-48e6-ada8-9873948f7f85_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Russian Marine uses a hammer to break a brick on top of his comrade's stomach during a Capability Demonstration at Manila's Rizal Park, the Philippines.