A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 18, 2018
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd from the right, back) attends a military show before a meeting of the Defense Ministry Board in Moscow, Russia.
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Indigenous people demonstrate in front of the presidential palace in Asuncion to demand the resignation of the president of the Indigenous Paraguayan Institute (Indi), Ana Maria Allen Davalos, saying they are often expelled from their land by foreigners.
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Paratroopers from the Qatari armed forces take part in Qatar's National Day celebrations in Doha.
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British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, dressed as an angel, stands with other anti-fracking activists, dressed as Joseph and the three wise men, as they demonstrate outside the Royal Courts of Justice, Britain's High Court, in central London.