A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 16, 2022
![A moving truck is parked outside Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil. President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be sworn-in on Jan. 1, 2023. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/022a0000-0aff-0242-6244-08dadf9edec2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A moving truck is parked outside Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil. President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be sworn-in on Jan. 1, 2023.
![Delegates sing and shout slogans as they arrive for the 55th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.](https://gdb.voanews.com/09410000-0a00-0242-5b3e-08dadf9ed41e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Delegates sing and shout slogans as they arrive for the 55th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.
![French riot police walk near the scene of a massive building fire where 10 people died, in Vaulx-en-Velin, near Lyon, France.](https://gdb.voanews.com/03370000-0aff-0242-348d-08dadf9ecf79_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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French riot police walk near the scene of a massive building fire where 10 people died, in Vaulx-en-Velin, near Lyon, France.
![An 18-meter-long Argentina shirt featuring soccer star Lionel Messi's surname is displayed at the Monumento a la Bandera, in Rosario, Argentina.](https://gdb.voanews.com/03370000-0aff-0242-faca-08dadf9ed151_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An 18-meter-long Argentina shirt featuring soccer star Lionel Messi's surname is displayed at the Monumento a la Bandera, in Rosario, Argentina.