A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 9, 2019
![Dark clouds hang over the city of Frankfurt, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/26953ddb-620b-40f6-9be4-aa86f26d4730_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Dark clouds hang over the city of Frankfurt, Germany.
![A Hindu holy man -- plays a traditional instrument near the River Ganges, ahead of the "Kumbh Mela," or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3946bb2a-d1e5-4e4d-9d0a-ed7cebfce976_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Hindu holy man -- plays a traditional instrument near the River Ganges, ahead of the "Kumbh Mela," or the Pitcher Festival, in Prayagraj, India.
![The Bell Nexus, a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft is seen during the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 8, 2019.](https://gdb.voanews.com/35cbe5b4-2d06-415c-a88c-ca48a2f8b7ff_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Bell Nexus, a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft is seen during the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 8, 2019.
![Waves crash on the shoreline of the al-Manara promenade in Beirut, Lebanon.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f383843e-8083-4eef-be04-ac1ba04ae0ef_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Waves crash on the shoreline of the al-Manara promenade in Beirut, Lebanon.