A look at the best news photos from around the world.
December 19, 2014
![Israeli border police detain a Palestinian protester following a prayer for Palestinian Cabinet minister Ziad Abu Ain, who collapsed shortly after a protest on Dec. 10 in the West Bank village of Turmus Aya, as they clash with the troops near the village outside of Ramallah.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8eb1cbf2-de24-4aca-90d3-d38424a7a78a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Israeli border police detain a Palestinian protester following a prayer for Palestinian Cabinet minister Ziad Abu Ain, who collapsed shortly after a protest on Dec. 10 in the West Bank village of Turmus Aya, as they clash with the troops near the village outside of Ramallah.
![Fishermen look at Mount Gamalama as it spews ash into the air during an eruption at Ternate, Maluku island. Indonesia temporarily closed a domestic airport after a volcano in the country's east erupted, spewing plumes of ash hundreds of meters into the air.](https://gdb.voanews.com/93f18666-985b-442e-9b49-356149b7c4c1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fishermen look at Mount Gamalama as it spews ash into the air during an eruption at Ternate, Maluku island. Indonesia temporarily closed a domestic airport after a volcano in the country's east erupted, spewing plumes of ash hundreds of meters into the air.
![Teachers and students stand in a lotus flower formation to mark the 15th anniversary of the return of the Macau Special Administrative Region to China at a primary school in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu province. Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Macau for the anniversary.](https://gdb.voanews.com/237f50d2-ab8c-4e44-899d-9bb6e26e61d2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Teachers and students stand in a lotus flower formation to mark the 15th anniversary of the return of the Macau Special Administrative Region to China at a primary school in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu province. Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Macau for the anniversary.
![برتانویانو په یوې تاریخي ټولپوښتنه کې د اروپایي اتحادیې نه د وتلو لپاره رایه ورکړه او دغه تصمیم پر اسیایي بازارونو منفي اثر کړی دی او برتانوي پونډ د تیرو درې لسیزو په پرتله په بې سارې توگه راټیټ شوی دی.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e91ca812-3ae1-4bba-a40c-7335159b8289_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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برتانویانو په یوې تاریخي ټولپوښتنه کې د اروپایي اتحادیې نه د وتلو لپاره رایه ورکړه او دغه تصمیم پر اسیایي بازارونو منفي اثر کړی دی او برتانوي پونډ د تیرو درې لسیزو په پرتله په بې سارې توگه راټیټ شوی دی.