A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 17, 2025
![Ugandan police officers detain activists protesting the continued imprisonment of four-time presidential aspirant Kizza Besigye and other political prisoners, in Kampala.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5f93f7bf-0359-4a4f-fa12-08dd4a817620_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ugandan police officers detain activists protesting the continued imprisonment of four-time presidential aspirant Kizza Besigye and other political prisoners, in Kampala.
![Relatives and supporters of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Gaza mark 500 days of their captivity by spreading a massive Israeli flag depicting an hourglass in the Mediterranean Sea, in Tel Aviv. Hebrew of the flag reads "Without the abductees, Israel runs out."](https://gdb.voanews.com/84871a7d-4602-4432-fa11-08dd4a817620_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Relatives and supporters of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Gaza mark 500 days of their captivity by spreading a massive Israeli flag depicting an hourglass in the Mediterranean Sea, in Tel Aviv. Hebrew of the flag reads "Without the abductees, Israel runs out."
![Demonstrators gather on President's Day to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's actions during his first weeks in office, in Washington.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6b24a452-66b6-457a-fa17-08dd4a817620_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Demonstrators gather on President's Day to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's actions during his first weeks in office, in Washington.
![Health workers block access to the Benito Juarez International Airport to protest the lack of medical supplies and to demand better working conditions and wages in Mexico City, Mexico.](https://gdb.voanews.com/22ec6f1a-afab-4d96-fa13-08dd4a817620_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Health workers block access to the Benito Juarez International Airport to protest the lack of medical supplies and to demand better working conditions and wages in Mexico City, Mexico.