A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 29, 2017
![Youngsters wearing bear costumes dance during an annual ritual in Piatra Neamt, northern Romania.](https://gdb.voanews.com/79474c99-d232-422c-96f9-47cb5565fd47_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Youngsters wearing bear costumes dance during an annual ritual in Piatra Neamt, northern Romania.
![Emelia Ascheampong, a resident of the building where more than 10 people died in a fire on Thursday, is hugged by a friend in the Bronx borough of New York. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/941750cf-c664-4169-bf22-12301e0245c9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Emelia Ascheampong, a resident of the building where more than 10 people died in a fire on Thursday, is hugged by a friend in the Bronx borough of New York.
![Navy personnel of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) wave at their brides during a mass wedding at a military base in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4c9ea4c5-27b9-4194-96e7-f1a71c592505_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Navy personnel of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) wave at their brides during a mass wedding at a military base in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China.
![A street vendor sells wrist watches at a bus terminal in New Delhi, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/31759e9d-0449-40cf-b15d-4ad0758c39dd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A street vendor sells wrist watches at a bus terminal in New Delhi, India.