A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 9, 2018
![Palestinian demonstrators stand amidst tear gas smoke launched by Israeli forces during a protest in north of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, against the U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.](https://gdb.voanews.com/33976ff9-2d99-4eb8-b6d2-f1e5cb21d512_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Palestinian demonstrators stand amidst tear gas smoke launched by Israeli forces during a protest in north of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, against the U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
![Swans are seen on the Swan lake at Rongcheng national swan nature reserve in Weihai, Shandong province, China, Jan. 8, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3578efc3-3a5a-4306-88ab-296dc77e626c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Swans are seen on the Swan lake at Rongcheng national swan nature reserve in Weihai, Shandong province, China, Jan. 8, 2018.
![A pedestrian walks in front of riot policemen at the Bolivian Vice Presidency during a rally protest against Bolivia's government new health care policies in La Paz, Jan. 8, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4e88bcbf-a140-4ebd-9a32-61b10add781f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A pedestrian walks in front of riot policemen at the Bolivian Vice Presidency during a rally protest against Bolivia's government new health care policies in La Paz, Jan. 8, 2018.
![A woman walks next to garbage bins in Rome, Italy.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e972c9d6-fd3b-4851-b8b4-3de6f13d252d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman walks next to garbage bins in Rome, Italy.