A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 18, 2017
![Cars line up at the border check point in Seleki, Senegal, at the border with Gambia, Jan. 17, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f62eae2f-3980-43d8-9bde-e62c9b546c70_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Cars line up at the border check point in Seleki, Senegal, at the border with Gambia, Jan. 17, 2017.
![A teacher writes on a broken whiteboard at the Aisha Mother of the Believers school which was recently reopened after rebels took control of al-Rai town from Islamic State militants, Syria, Jan. 17, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/cbe07e56-633b-4f4c-bc42-a875f3116b22_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A teacher writes on a broken whiteboard at the Aisha Mother of the Believers school which was recently reopened after rebels took control of al-Rai town from Islamic State militants, Syria, Jan. 17, 2017.
![U.S. President Barack Obama hugs White House Spokesman Josh Earnest after thanking him for his work during Earnest's final press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., Jan. 17, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/66b04d75-5680-4bc7-b132-9ae13edc1956_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. President Barack Obama hugs White House Spokesman Josh Earnest after thanking him for his work during Earnest's final press briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C., Jan. 17, 2017.
![Wen Wanchang, whose son was on board the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, cries as he waits for a meeting with Malaysia Airlines officials in Beijing, China. Some relatives of Flight 370's passengers expressed anger, disappointment and a resolve to press authorities to resume their efforts and find out exactly what happened.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0db28e3f-7167-4454-9924-6ad18a43bdf3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Wen Wanchang, whose son was on board the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, cries as he waits for a meeting with Malaysia Airlines officials in Beijing, China. Some relatives of Flight 370's passengers expressed anger, disappointment and a resolve to press authorities to resume their efforts and find out exactly what happened.