A look at the best news photos from around the world.
July 4, 2016
![Yalenny Vargas arranges flags for the Fourth of July celebrations at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey.](https://gdb.voanews.com/12bc92ae-d4e6-48ec-b25d-6b0fbc2d54ff_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Yalenny Vargas arranges flags for the Fourth of July celebrations at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey.
![Joey Chestnut, right, is declared the men's competition winner of Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, in New York.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e775ebd0-9335-4546-bb09-5e617a434c37_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Joey Chestnut, right, is declared the men's competition winner of Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, in New York.
![Members of the choir arrive for a naturalization ceremony, where 146 people became United States citizens, at Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, on Independence Day.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bbbb797f-1479-4268-8d92-d98888a73116_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of the choir arrive for a naturalization ceremony, where 146 people became United States citizens, at Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, on Independence Day.
![A Muslim man observes the position of the moon using a theodolite to determine the end of the month of Ramadan, as well as the first day to celebrate Eid al-Fitr festival, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f604139c-f0fe-4ed2-8c35-e2083e4b6e68_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Muslim man observes the position of the moon using a theodolite to determine the end of the month of Ramadan, as well as the first day to celebrate Eid al-Fitr festival, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.