A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 20, 2022
![This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrians around a burning car hit by a shell, in the town of Afrin, north of Aleppo.](https://gdb.voanews.com/614e8191-3c67-45b8-a0b8-8a1f2cfbce29_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrians around a burning car hit by a shell, in the town of Afrin, north of Aleppo.
![A worker rests after cleaning an oil spill caused by abnormal waves, triggered by a massive underwater volcanic eruption in Tonga, off the coast of Lima, in Ventanilla, Peru, Jan. 19, 2022.](https://gdb.voanews.com/db544128-e2d5-4859-bcd1-b0cbcd75346a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A worker rests after cleaning an oil spill caused by abnormal waves, triggered by a massive underwater volcanic eruption in Tonga, off the coast of Lima, in Ventanilla, Peru, Jan. 19, 2022.
![Belgium-British teenage pilot Zara Rutherford jubilates in the cockpit after landing her Shark ultralight plane at the Kortrijk airport in Kortrijk, Belgium. The 19-year-old has set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world.](https://gdb.voanews.com/08cae22e-8308-47f9-ba3c-179b663f5319_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Belgium-British teenage pilot Zara Rutherford jubilates in the cockpit after landing her Shark ultralight plane at the Kortrijk airport in Kortrijk, Belgium. The 19-year-old has set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world.
![Parishioners take part in El Gueguense, a satyrical drama and an expression of protest against the colonial rule to mark the Feast of Saint Sebastian, in Diriamba, Nicaragua, Jan. 19, 2022.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c9924943-eff2-4841-8a89-57a728a970b1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Parishioners take part in El Gueguense, a satyrical drama and an expression of protest against the colonial rule to mark the Feast of Saint Sebastian, in Diriamba, Nicaragua, Jan. 19, 2022.