A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 17, 2019
![Servicemen of the Belarusian Interior Ministry's special forces unit take part in"Winter Fun" event at their base in Minsk, Belarus.](https://gdb.voanews.com/99bc81d4-e08a-4971-ae16-4dc5de5ec61b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Servicemen of the Belarusian Interior Ministry's special forces unit take part in"Winter Fun" event at their base in Minsk, Belarus.
![The pack rides during the second stage of the cycling Tour of Oman between Royal Cavalry Oman and al-Bustan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/83a93eb9-7083-414a-b998-26b348d61a9e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The pack rides during the second stage of the cycling Tour of Oman between Royal Cavalry Oman and al-Bustan.
![A celebrant is seen in Venice's Riva degli Schiavoni on the opening day of the Venice Carnival, Italy.](https://gdb.voanews.com/315fa3ac-574a-4c24-b30b-216406cdef2a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A celebrant is seen in Venice's Riva degli Schiavoni on the opening day of the Venice Carnival, Italy.
![A rescued miner is carried to safety as efforts continue to save people trapped in a gold mine in Kadoma, Zimbabwe, February 16, 2019.](https://gdb.voanews.com/cd36fc44-3bfa-44c3-89da-6d357da61b5d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A rescued miner is carried to safety as efforts continue to save people trapped in a gold mine in Kadoma, Zimbabwe, February 16, 2019.