A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 2, 2016
![A papier mache caricature figure for a carnival float of Russian President Vladimir Putin is prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9df774d0-55bb-46ca-a67a-6e14bdcb072f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A papier mache caricature figure for a carnival float of Russian President Vladimir Putin is prepared for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany.
![Palestinian children search for toys in the remains of their home after it was demolished by Israeli bulldozers in a disputed military zone in the area of Musafir Jenbah, south of the West Bank town of Hebron. Israeli forces demolished at least a dozen buildings in a disputed military zone in the southern West Bank, leaving a number of families homeless, authorities and residents said.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3df76b88-f98e-4d59-935b-e3b60ef04eda_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Palestinian children search for toys in the remains of their home after it was demolished by Israeli bulldozers in a disputed military zone in the area of Musafir Jenbah, south of the West Bank town of Hebron. Israeli forces demolished at least a dozen buildings in a disputed military zone in the southern West Bank, leaving a number of families homeless, authorities and residents said.
![Actor and comedian Bill Cosby, center, arrives for a court appearance in Norristown, Pansylvania. Cosby was arrested and charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home in January 2004.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2afe03ad-18bc-47ac-ac61-82fb288a6b47_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Actor and comedian Bill Cosby, center, arrives for a court appearance in Norristown, Pansylvania. Cosby was arrested and charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home in January 2004.
![A girl rides on a scooter under decorations for a temple fair ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year at Ditan Park in Beijing, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3ca33946-5e42-4a2e-a05a-a93108494af6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A girl rides on a scooter under decorations for a temple fair ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year at Ditan Park in Beijing, China.