A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 6, 2021
![U.S. President Donald Trump's supporters begin to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., as lawmakers met to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d4bdefd4-71e9-4e36-bab0-8cdb3e76b1c4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. President Donald Trump's supporters begin to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., as lawmakers met to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
![Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence officiate as a joint session of the House and Senate met to confirm the Electoral College votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol in Washington. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/837b19ca-d36b-48fa-86b8-ab7951b9003b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence officiate as a joint session of the House and Senate met to confirm the Electoral College votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol in Washington.
![With the Washington Monument in the background, people attend a rally in support of President Donald Trump near the White House in Washington.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f1dce091-0365-4091-b060-e2d5d0de7f45_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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With the Washington Monument in the background, people attend a rally in support of President Donald Trump near the White House in Washington.
![A protester joins a caravan outside of City Hall in Los Angeles. Demonstrators supporting President Donald Trump gathered in several parts of Southern California as Congress debated to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5f3cd406-68c5-4a0e-b3ba-3980f42fcffa_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A protester joins a caravan outside of City Hall in Los Angeles. Demonstrators supporting President Donald Trump gathered in several parts of Southern California as Congress debated to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory.