Gallery: The best photos from around the world
12 ImagesThe best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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Hindu devotees perform rituals to mark Mahalaya in Mumbai, India. Hindus offer prayers and perform rituals in remembrance of their ancestors on this day.Credit:AP
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Palestinian protesters hide behind the border fence during a protest on the beach at the border with Israel near Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip.Credit:AP
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Air Warrior Drill Team of Indian Air Force display their skills during Air Force day parade at the Hindon air base on the outskirts of New Delhi, India.Credit:AP
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Syrian soldiers who lost their legs while fighting in Syria's war, attend a physical therapy session at the Ahmad Hamish Martyr hospital, in Damascus, Syria. Credit:AP
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Earthquake survivors attend an evening prayer at a temporary shelter in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.Credit:AP
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Chilean speed skater Ashly Catalina Marin Torres warms up ahead of the Roller Speed Skating Women's Combined at the Bosques de Palermo during the Youth Olympic Summer Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Credit:Thomas LovelockOIS/IOC
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Dr. Leslie Jimenez, Hopi Nation member and descendent of Mexican and Ethiopian indigenous peoples, wears traditional celebratory face paint, used to connect to ancestors, as she looks on during an Indigenous Peoples Day blessing and rally before a march in Seattle, United States.Credit:AP
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A woman lights long incense sticks at a Chinese temple to mark the eve of the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok, Thailand. Credit:AP
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Hungarian President Janos Ader chat during the welcoming ceremony in front of the presidential Alexander Palace in Budapest, Hungary.Credit:Tamas Kovacs/MTI
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Artists of the Warsaw's Jewish theatre perform the Yiddish language play "Biblical Songs" based on Itzik Manger's Khumesh Lider or Bible Poems inside the Great Synagogue in Bucharest, Romania.Credit:AP
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A Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Falcon 9 rocket flies above Manhattan Beach, California. Elon Musk's rocket company launched a commercial satellite for Argentina marking SpaceX's 17th mission of 2018. United States.Credit:Bloomberg
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Wes Phills competes in the International Association of Trans Bodybuilders competition in Atlanta, United States. The competition, in its fifth year, is the only transgender bodybuilding competition in the world and has drawn competitors from across the country and one from Russia. Credit:AP