A look at the best news photos from around the world.
May 20, 2022
![Russian Sergeant Vadim Shishimarin listens to a translator's words in the defendant's box during his trial on charges of war crimes for having killed a civilian, at the Court of Appeal in Kyiv, Ukraine.](https://gdb.voanews.com/031a0000-0aff-0242-75ee-08da3a8dc86b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russian Sergeant Vadim Shishimarin listens to a translator's words in the defendant's box during his trial on charges of war crimes for having killed a civilian, at the Court of Appeal in Kyiv, Ukraine.
![A worker in protective gear looks at a child leaving after mass COVID test in Beijing.](https://gdb.voanews.com/031a0000-0aff-0242-ee91-08da3a8edc29_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A worker in protective gear looks at a child leaving after mass COVID test in Beijing.
![A Tibetan Buddhist monk living in exile creates a traditional design on the floor in preparation for prayers in Dharmsala, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/03190000-0aff-0242-95a7-08da3a8ed9ff_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Tibetan Buddhist monk living in exile creates a traditional design on the floor in preparation for prayers in Dharmsala, India.
![Sithisanen Soukphaxay of Laos, top, competes with Chu Duc Dat of Vietnam at the men's -60 kg judo final match during the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) in Hanoi, Vietnam.](https://gdb.voanews.com/031a0000-0aff-0242-a8ae-08da3a8edc0b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Sithisanen Soukphaxay of Laos, top, competes with Chu Duc Dat of Vietnam at the men's -60 kg judo final match during the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) in Hanoi, Vietnam.