A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 8, 2020

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A Ukrainian International Airline company worker reacts during a briefing at Borispil international airport outside Kyiv. A Ukrainian airplane carrying 176 people crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran's main airport, killing all onboard, Iranian state TV and officials in Ukraine said.

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Rescue workers carry the body of a victim of a Ukrainian plane crash in Shahedshahr, southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran.

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Laborers work in a brick kiln in Narayanganj, Bangladesh.

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Rafael Nadal of Spain prepares to return against Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka during their ATP Cup tennis match in Perth, Australia.

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Passengers carry their belongings near the railway station in Amritsar, India, as activists of Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM) block train tracks during a nationwide general strike called by trade unions aligned with opposition parties to protest the government's economic policies.

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Riot police officers are seen with their shields stained with paint thrown by demonstrators, who are prevented from jumping over turnstiles, after a protest against fare hikes for city buses in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jan. 7, 2020.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad visit an Orthodox Christian cathedral in Damascus, Syria, Jan. 7, 2020.

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A surfer surfs after sunset in Cardiff, California, Jan. 7, 2020.

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Swans glide over the lake of Constance, colored by the setting sun, near Constance, Germany.

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A man wearing a mask looks on as he sells matresses in Manila, Philippines.

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Monkeys huddle to keep themselves warm at Swayambhunath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal.