A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 16, 2023
![A riot police officer fires tear gas at supporters of the opposition leader's Ousmane Sonko after he left the tribunal in Dakar, Senegal.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-9fd0-08db1049b5e8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A riot police officer fires tear gas at supporters of the opposition leader's Ousmane Sonko after he left the tribunal in Dakar, Senegal.
![People receive mattresses distributed by an NGO, at a makeshift camp in the city of Afrin in the rebel-held part of Aleppo province, Syria, following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-ef0c-08db1049acc8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People receive mattresses distributed by an NGO, at a makeshift camp in the city of Afrin in the rebel-held part of Aleppo province, Syria, following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6.
![A boat carrying Rohingya Muslims is seen stranded at Lampanah beach, in Aceh province, Indonesia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-a9be-08db1049be66_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A boat carrying Rohingya Muslims is seen stranded at Lampanah beach, in Aceh province, Indonesia.
![A demonstrator is seen outside a bank set on fire during a protest against informal restrictions on cash withdrawals and worsening economic conditions in Beirut, Lebanon.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-80ff-08db1012f336_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A demonstrator is seen outside a bank set on fire during a protest against informal restrictions on cash withdrawals and worsening economic conditions in Beirut, Lebanon.