Gallery: The best photos from around the world
9 ImagesThe best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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Abdulaziz bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's energy minister, speaks during a news conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Credit:Bloomberg
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Japan's Kasumi Ishikawa plays against China's Chen Meng during their women's team table tennis final match at the ITTF-ATTU Asian Table Tennis Championships at Amongrogo stadium in Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia.Credit:AP
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Felipe Morales works on getting his truck out of a ditch filled with high water during a rain storm stemming from rain bands spawned by Tropical Storm Imelda in Houston. Credit:AP
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Women clash with police after lawmakers did not approve a law that decriminalizes abortion in cases of rape, outside National Assembly in Quito, Ecuado.Credit:AP
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Tourists look out from Kuala Lumpur Tower as city stands shrouded with haze in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Credit:AP
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People look on from their houses surrounded by flood waters in Prayagraj, India.Credit:AP
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A kayaker paddles through morning mist on Pigeon Lake in Kawartha Lakes in central Ontario.Credit:AP
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A South Korean police officer wearing protective gear as a precaution against African swine fever, stands near a pig farm in Yeoncheon, South Korea.Credit:AP
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Israelis began in an unprecedented repeat election that will decide whether longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stays in power despite a looming indictment on corruption charges.Credit:AP