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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The moon rises behind the ancient Acropolis hill with the 500 BC Parthenon temple in Athens.Credit:PETROS GIANNAKOURIS
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Armed commando soldiers carry a person out of Terminal 21 Korat mall in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.Credit:WASON WANICHAKORN
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The sun rises behind the buildings of the banking district in Frankfurt, Germany.Credit:MICHAEL PROBST
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Thousands of Thai Buddhist monks chant during lantern lighting to celebrate Makha Bucha day, at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya Temple in Pathum Thani province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand.Credit:RUNGROJ YONGRIT
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Tag, a Labrador retriever, weaves through a series of poles during Westminster Kennel Club's agility competition in New York. Credit:BEBETO MATTHEWS
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Fans show their support for Jordan Torunarigha of Herta BSC prior to the Bundesliga match between Hertha BSC and 1. FSV Mainz 05 at Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany. Credit:Maja Hitij
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A nun casts her vote at Nano Nagle Hall in Irelands national election in Cork, Ireland.Credit:JEFF J MITCHELL
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A drag queen playfully stick out his tongue during the "Banda de Ipanema" street party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Credit:Leo Correa
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., meets Lucien Trudeau as she campaigns door to door in Manchester, N.H. Credit:Matt Rourke
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Jacob Heafner (77), Dave Mader III (63) and Andy Seuss (02) wreck in Turn 1 during the ARCA series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Credit:DAVID GRAHAM
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Ice coats trees at Portland Head Light in Fort Williams Park, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Credit:ROBERT F. BUKATY
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A plane flies in front of the moon as seen from Richmond Park in London.Credit:Aaron Chown