A look at the best news photos from around the world.
June 30, 2017
![Military policemen clear a flaming barricade on an access highway to Brasilia, Brazil. Unions representing transportation workers and others called for a shutdown to protest proposals in Congress to loosen labor rules and trim pension benefits in Latin America's largest nation.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f7b626a1-8d95-4a7f-9f31-a4d59419022d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Military policemen clear a flaming barricade on an access highway to Brasilia, Brazil. Unions representing transportation workers and others called for a shutdown to protest proposals in Congress to loosen labor rules and trim pension benefits in Latin America's largest nation.
![An Iraqi youth carries a child while evacuating from the Old City of Mosul, as Iraqi government forces continue their offensive to retake the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5628dcef-a758-4ab8-8721-87c389feb0e5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Iraqi youth carries a child while evacuating from the Old City of Mosul, as Iraqi government forces continue their offensive to retake the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters.
![A wedding cake in rainbow colors and decorated with figurines of two women and two men is pictured in Berlin. The German parliament legalized same-sex marriage, days after Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would allow her conservative lawmakers to follow their conscience in the vote.](https://gdb.voanews.com/61508508-8682-408b-9874-587ce7c49b66_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A wedding cake in rainbow colors and decorated with figurines of two women and two men is pictured in Berlin. The German parliament legalized same-sex marriage, days after Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would allow her conservative lawmakers to follow their conscience in the vote.
![Rescuers and residents observe a moment of silence as they attend a public mourning ceremony for the victims of a landslide in the village of Xinmo, Mao County, Sichuan Province, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/28ef824d-ce75-4058-9d92-38937cb93450_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rescuers and residents observe a moment of silence as they attend a public mourning ceremony for the victims of a landslide in the village of Xinmo, Mao County, Sichuan Province, China.