A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 18, 2018
![French-Italian model and singer Carla Bruni stands next to a wax sculpture of herself during its opening appearance, on Dec.17, 2018 at the Musee Grevin wax museum in Paris.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6c89f6df-3c55-4f7f-83bc-24d0ca652a52_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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French-Italian model and singer Carla Bruni stands next to a wax sculpture of herself during its opening appearance, on Dec.17, 2018 at the Musee Grevin wax museum in Paris.
![People stand in the entrance of International Fair in Thessaloniki, Greece.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2d48b675-1705-4d75-93c7-6030e8ee6ed0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People stand in the entrance of International Fair in Thessaloniki, Greece.
![A man blows huge soap bubbles for visitors at the Piazza del Popolo in downtown Rome, Italy.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1a0df19e-f533-4031-a2ed-6ed6b0c4dc2d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man blows huge soap bubbles for visitors at the Piazza del Popolo in downtown Rome, Italy.