A look at the best news photos from around the world.
July 1, 2015
![Smoke comes out from the helmets of dummies next to People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers during a mock shooting practice at a PLA naval base in Hong Kong to mark the 18th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from Britain to Chinese sovereignty.](https://gdb.voanews.com/37bbf81e-a1b5-4045-8ec9-51d76b4c01fc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Smoke comes out from the helmets of dummies next to People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers during a mock shooting practice at a PLA naval base in Hong Kong to mark the 18th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from Britain to Chinese sovereignty.
![A protester wears a mask with a gag as she marches against the public security law in Madrid, Spain, June 30, 2015. Thousands of protesters railed against a new law nicknamed the "gag law" before it went into effect at midnight, slamming it as legalized muzzling of free expression and the media.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8cff83fd-f88b-46c2-b7a7-63ff109897c4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A protester wears a mask with a gag as she marches against the public security law in Madrid, Spain, June 30, 2015. Thousands of protesters railed against a new law nicknamed the "gag law" before it went into effect at midnight, slamming it as legalized muzzling of free expression and the media.
![Mass lightning bolts illuminate the night sky by the Daggett airport as storms pass over the high deserts north of Barstow, California.](https://gdb.voanews.com/37645190-f98d-410e-8288-fc8a37951e25_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mass lightning bolts illuminate the night sky by the Daggett airport as storms pass over the high deserts north of Barstow, California.
![A man works on "Long Ma", a creation by La Machine production company, during a media visit to "A Journey to Nantes" (Le Voyage a Nantes) art festival in Nantes, France, June 30, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/285a0695-38fd-42d3-b09a-8b5f3c0c7f77_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man works on "Long Ma", a creation by La Machine production company, during a media visit to "A Journey to Nantes" (Le Voyage a Nantes) art festival in Nantes, France, June 30, 2015.