A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 7, 2017
![A man walks past a wall mural depicting a child superimposed on a representation of the Brazilian national flag, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.](https://gdb.voanews.com/473941be-5e1d-4afe-b4ee-d35f9d6c4455_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man walks past a wall mural depicting a child superimposed on a representation of the Brazilian national flag, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
![People walk on a snowy landscape as the Swiss Alps are seen in the background and mist partly covers the alpine upland near the southern German town of Höchenschwand.](https://gdb.voanews.com/554bc0aa-b4ea-4d63-ac5c-83dd7ec7a6b0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People walk on a snowy landscape as the Swiss Alps are seen in the background and mist partly covers the alpine upland near the southern German town of Höchenschwand.
![Pro-independence Catalan supporters gather to begin a demonstration near the EU quarter in Brussels.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bbea35d0-3b97-4ec3-bb2e-09bda8932a9c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pro-independence Catalan supporters gather to begin a demonstration near the EU quarter in Brussels.
![Visitors look at paintings of Russian president Vladimir Putin at the "SUPERPUTIN" exhibition at the UMAM museum in Moscow, Russia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/986ebbb7-0382-4e05-99b4-dbf032bc2c3c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Visitors look at paintings of Russian president Vladimir Putin at the "SUPERPUTIN" exhibition at the UMAM museum in Moscow, Russia.