A look at the best news photos from around the world.
June 12, 2017
![Civilians make their way in western Mosul, Iraq.](https://gdb.voanews.com/caa3c7cc-9dbc-46eb-9ee0-1e196547f693_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Civilians make their way in western Mosul, Iraq.
![Musicians of the alphorn band "Holdersberger Alp-Traum-Bläser" perform their skills on a raft floating on the Elbsee lake near Aitrang, southern Germany, June 11, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8ce42516-4c5e-4926-8b0b-edb4a6cbf374_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Musicians of the alphorn band "Holdersberger Alp-Traum-Bläser" perform their skills on a raft floating on the Elbsee lake near Aitrang, southern Germany, June 11, 2017.
![A protestor is pulled down from a lamp post during a demonstration in downtown Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 12, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e1de132e-0d3c-45b2-8217-ff91f72e82e1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A protestor is pulled down from a lamp post during a demonstration in downtown Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 12, 2017.
![Russian President Vladimir Putin stands during the State Prize awards ceremony marking the 'Day of Russia' at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow.](https://gdb.voanews.com/177103fb-e3d5-4a52-8d8d-f271ba7fd2b6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin stands during the State Prize awards ceremony marking the 'Day of Russia' at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow.