A look at the best news photos from around the world.
May 12, 2017
![A supporter of Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, who is running for a second term in office, makes a V sign as she watches a live televised debate outside Rouhani campaign headquarters in Tehran.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7ab88d7e-1a4b-4296-9cf8-53d6fbaaa35e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A supporter of Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, who is running for a second term in office, makes a V sign as she watches a live televised debate outside Rouhani campaign headquarters in Tehran.
![An Iraqi girl carries a baby in a backpack turned into a baby carrier as displaced Iraqis from western Mosul's al-Islah al-Zaraye neighborhood flee their area, during a government forces' military offensive to retake the area from Islamic State (IS) group fighters.](https://gdb.voanews.com/be2950f7-9572-4b8c-be47-deea9e4e5d8c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Iraqi girl carries a baby in a backpack turned into a baby carrier as displaced Iraqis from western Mosul's al-Islah al-Zaraye neighborhood flee their area, during a government forces' military offensive to retake the area from Islamic State (IS) group fighters.
![Jewish pilgrims pray at the Ghriba synagogue during the first day of the annual Jewish pilgrimage to the synagogue on Tunisia's Mediterranean resort island of Djerba.](https://gdb.voanews.com/80b404c5-5ae0-4e65-ad64-044b76c8774e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Jewish pilgrims pray at the Ghriba synagogue during the first day of the annual Jewish pilgrimage to the synagogue on Tunisia's Mediterranean resort island of Djerba.
![Members of a Chinese honor guard line up in formation before a welcome ceremony for Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.](https://gdb.voanews.com/edec0e37-e08d-42a2-aa1f-bb9cf990132e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of a Chinese honor guard line up in formation before a welcome ceremony for Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.