A look at the best news photos from around the world.
January 30, 2025
![A balloon takes part in the 45th International Hot Air Balloon Festival near Chateau-d'Oex, Switzerland.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8fe273e4-4c76-45b3-8853-ecc08f330a68_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A balloon takes part in the 45th International Hot Air Balloon Festival near Chateau-d'Oex, Switzerland.
![Children ride military tank-styled snow karts at a park made with artificial snow during the Longtan Park Temple Fair on the second day of Lunar New Year in Beijing.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3b1b41e1-faed-4f17-b3a3-a2560ca3e2ba_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Children ride military tank-styled snow karts at a park made with artificial snow during the Longtan Park Temple Fair on the second day of Lunar New Year in Beijing.
![Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbor on the second day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake, in Hong Kong, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4adb944d-b4d3-4ddc-ba56-11b9ede42a3f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbor on the second day of the Lunar New Year of the Snake, in Hong Kong, China.
![Devotees holding water pots wait to fill water from the polluted Bagmati River, which they consider to be holy, during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 29, 2025.](https://gdb.voanews.com/475bc8cf-20cb-429d-a235-49296aa5d19a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Devotees holding water pots wait to fill water from the polluted Bagmati River, which they consider to be holy, during the Swasthani Brata Katha festival at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Jan. 29, 2025.