A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 1, 2020
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A girl with sparkle writes 2020 during the New Year's celebrations in North Macedonia.
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Confetti falls at midnight on the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration, in New York.
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Fireworks illuminate the sky over the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year's celebrations on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France, Dec. 31, 2019.
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People walk under New Year and Christmas decorations in Podgorica, Montenegro.
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Fireworks explode over the London Eye Ferris wheel by the River Thames to mark the start of the new year.
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Anti-government protesters attend a demonstration on New Year's Day to call for better governance and democratic reforms in Hong Kong, China.
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Pro-Iranian militiamen and their supporters set a fire during a sit-in in front of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. troops fired tear gas to disperse pro-Iran protesters who were gathered outside the embassy compound for a second day.
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Iraqi security forces stand guard in front of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.
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Property damaged by the East Gippsland fires in Sarsfield, Victoria, Australia.
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Thousands of New Year's day revelers and holidaymakers gathering on North Pier Beach during New Year festivities in Durban, South Africa.