A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 16, 2020
![Buffalo owners try to control their buffalos during a traditional buffalo fight held as part of Bhogali Bihu festival in Boidyabori village, about 80 kilometers from Guwahati.](https://gdb.voanews.com/92b092af-2484-4807-8e2a-69d70bed23f8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Buffalo owners try to control their buffalos during a traditional buffalo fight held as part of Bhogali Bihu festival in Boidyabori village, about 80 kilometers from Guwahati.
![Lightning strikes during heavy rains over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.](https://gdb.voanews.com/13df8a9c-69b2-4fcc-a4b0-2b8e61365a51_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Lightning strikes during heavy rains over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
![Abandoned houses and coconut trees are seen covered in mud and ash from the eruption of the nearby Taal volcano, in Batangas province, the Philippines.](https://gdb.voanews.com/87940d10-5795-4548-9222-4f93832de72f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Abandoned houses and coconut trees are seen covered in mud and ash from the eruption of the nearby Taal volcano, in Batangas province, the Philippines.
![A child jumps to touch lanterns hung on a tree ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e76ecd02-fc9e-4c28-8fbf-8a43053b4a20_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A child jumps to touch lanterns hung on a tree ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing.