A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 20, 2016
![An Afghan officer reacts in front of a burning pile of seized narcotics and alcoholic drinks, in the outskirts of Kabul.](https://gdb.voanews.com/be4e9f95-3bc0-42bc-928f-a9c98b93e906_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Afghan officer reacts in front of a burning pile of seized narcotics and alcoholic drinks, in the outskirts of Kabul.
![People light candles at a makeshift memorial in front of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedaechtniskirche (Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church) in Berlin, where a truck crashed into a Christmas market.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6ce3637b-18cc-475c-8d80-b676ad33a935_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People light candles at a makeshift memorial in front of the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedaechtniskirche (Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church) in Berlin, where a truck crashed into a Christmas market.
![Members of a Turkish forces honor guard carry the Russian flag-draped coffin of late Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov and a picture of him during a ceremonial farewell with full state honors on the tarmac of Ankara's Esenboga Airport.](https://gdb.voanews.com/61669f09-4f98-4acb-b67a-a0b373ddfe49_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of a Turkish forces honor guard carry the Russian flag-draped coffin of late Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov and a picture of him during a ceremonial farewell with full state honors on the tarmac of Ankara's Esenboga Airport.
![A Donald Trump protester joins demonstrators inside the Pennsylvania Capitol Building before electors arrive to cast their votes from the election in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dec. 19, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b9fbf8ac-d65c-456c-ae69-67b450a4f702_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Donald Trump protester joins demonstrators inside the Pennsylvania Capitol Building before electors arrive to cast their votes from the election in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dec. 19, 2016.