A look at the best news photos from around the world.
November 17, 2019
![Demonstrators clash with riot police during a protest against the government in Santiago, Chile, Nov. 16, 2019.](https://gdb.voanews.com/776d06c9-e75e-4bc3-bed0-c77eebbe42b2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Demonstrators clash with riot police during a protest against the government in Santiago, Chile, Nov. 16, 2019.
![Elephants perform a battle re-enactment during the annual Surin Elephant Round-up festival in the Northeastern Thai province of Surin.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d4fdde4f-91a2-4dae-85a4-5326d81708b8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Elephants perform a battle re-enactment during the annual Surin Elephant Round-up festival in the Northeastern Thai province of Surin.
![Relatives mourn after a gas pipeline explosion in the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ed567c51-be72-4fc4-a23f-e9ac8714f1a7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Relatives mourn after a gas pipeline explosion in the port city of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
![People fish in the canal as golden, green and rusty leaves are seen during the autumn in Thun-Leveque, France.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e387a456-5e70-4f3a-a1ff-ae14b1e7d0ea_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People fish in the canal as golden, green and rusty leaves are seen during the autumn in Thun-Leveque, France.