A look at the best news photos from around the world.
September 19, 2019
![Parachutists jump from a plane near Groesbeek, Netherlands, as part of an event marking the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden. Allied leaders had hoped the offensive would bring a fast end to World War II. It was unsuccessful, however. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/a140f1b5-dba4-4b4a-8bdf-464ab50a5b23_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Parachutists jump from a plane near Groesbeek, Netherlands, as part of an event marking the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden. Allied leaders had hoped the offensive would bring a fast end to World War II. It was unsuccessful, however.
![Students form a human chain during an anti-government protest in the Sha Tin area in Hong Kong.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c58d9aa6-d1ba-4047-9f31-03a2150bc45d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Students form a human chain during an anti-government protest in the Sha Tin area in Hong Kong.
![A firefighter walks on a field as smoke rises from burned trees at Sebangau National Park, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. The smoke from the fires has covered parts of Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and southern Thailand in a thick haze.](https://gdb.voanews.com/48da5e0b-cae8-4d84-b34e-1b75ea5c9a00_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A firefighter walks on a field as smoke rises from burned trees at Sebangau National Park, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. The smoke from the fires has covered parts of Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and southern Thailand in a thick haze.
![A gallery assistant stands in front of "Deity" by Damien Hirst during a showing of his new work called "Mandalas' at the White Cube in London.](https://gdb.voanews.com/50178129-acfd-4fdc-b997-3743e1c232db_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A gallery assistant stands in front of "Deity" by Damien Hirst during a showing of his new work called "Mandalas' at the White Cube in London.