Gallery: The best photos from around the world
7 ImagesThe best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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A man rides his bike on a land road as the sun rises in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany.Credit:AP
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First responders work the scene of a truck accident in Union, City, N.J., not far from the Lincoln Tunnel.Credit:AP
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Michael Mays, left, of Cockeysville, Md., and Samuel Koch, of Reisterstown, Md., watch the firework display during the Baltimore County Independence Extravaganza.Credit:AP
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Indian Hindu devotees participate in the annual festival of Rath Yatra, or chariot procession, in Ahmadabad, India.Credit:AP
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Members of a Chinese honor guard stand at attention before a welcome ceremony for Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.Credit:AP
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Rescuers work on the rooftop of the house damaged by a landslide in Soo, Kagoshima prefecture, western Japan. Credit:AP
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Australian student Alek Sigley gestures as he arrives at the airport in Beijing on Thursday. The Australian student who vanished in North Korea more than a week ago arrived in Beijing on Thursday morning.Credit:AP