A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 17, 2018
![A woman protects herself with an umbrella during heavy snowfall in Langenhagen near Hannover, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a953d51e-cead-4a98-b1a0-6c55509d88ee_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman protects herself with an umbrella during heavy snowfall in Langenhagen near Hannover, Germany.
![Faithful waive at Pope Francis as he leaves the shrine of St. Alberto Hurtado in Santiago, Chile, Jan. 16, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/33b33a1a-495b-44a3-a0f6-899927173883_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Faithful waive at Pope Francis as he leaves the shrine of St. Alberto Hurtado in Santiago, Chile, Jan. 16, 2018.
![A lone runner jogs past a shore beacon encased by a combination of blowing snow and spray along Lake Michigan at the 31st Street beach in Chicago, Illinois, Jan. 16, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0526f9ae-ef29-4154-83bd-480096f7fcf6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A lone runner jogs past a shore beacon encased by a combination of blowing snow and spray along Lake Michigan at the 31st Street beach in Chicago, Illinois, Jan. 16, 2018.
![A person enter in sauna on the peak of Mount Lagazuoi in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, Jan. 16, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7e0ca7c8-c89c-44e3-b3cb-d2cd0d5d89a7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A person enter in sauna on the peak of Mount Lagazuoi in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, Jan. 16, 2018.