A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 13, 2023
![Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a farewell ceremony for Murtaza Rakhimov, the first president of Russia's republic of Bashkortostan, at the Bashkortostan state concert hall in Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/022a0000-0aff-0242-e8c0-08daf592f1a8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a farewell ceremony for Murtaza Rakhimov, the first president of Russia's republic of Bashkortostan, at the Bashkortostan state concert hall in Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan.
![Farmers gather around a fire to celebrate Lohri festival while they protest the central and state government for loan waivers, pensions, crop insurance and minimum support price, in Amritsar, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/03370000-0aff-0242-775b-08daf592f1c5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Farmers gather around a fire to celebrate Lohri festival while they protest the central and state government for loan waivers, pensions, crop insurance and minimum support price, in Amritsar, India.
![A bird called a macaw parrot flies at a show in Kuwait City.](https://gdb.voanews.com/022a0000-0aff-0242-a4a7-08daf5930374_cx0_cy12_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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A bird called a macaw parrot flies at a show in Kuwait City.
![Ukrainian Border Guards are seen at their positions near the border with Belarus, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine in Volyn region, Ukraine.](https://gdb.voanews.com/022a0000-0aff-0242-98c2-08daf59306dc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ukrainian Border Guards are seen at their positions near the border with Belarus, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine in Volyn region, Ukraine.