A look at the best news photos from around the world.
April 12, 2018
![A boy plays with water during the Songkran Water Festival celebrations to commemorate the Thai New Year in Bangkok, Thailand, April 12, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/078cbc48-bdc6-45b4-8458-9f466fbeee21_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A boy plays with water during the Songkran Water Festival celebrations to commemorate the Thai New Year in Bangkok, Thailand, April 12, 2018.
![Jazmin Sawyers of England competes in the women's long jump final during the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, April 12, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/135a9eb7-c941-4e9f-a7c2-38672915d3b4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Jazmin Sawyers of England competes in the women's long jump final during the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, April 12, 2018.
![Brain Power, ridden by Nico de Boinville, falls down in the 13:45 Big Buck's Celebration Manifesto Novices' Chase in Liverpool, Britain, April 12, 2018](https://gdb.voanews.com/bcc273cc-1436-4602-9112-bb8f041b84be_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Brain Power, ridden by Nico de Boinville, falls down in the 13:45 Big Buck's Celebration Manifesto Novices' Chase in Liverpool, Britain, April 12, 2018
![A protester wearing a mask with an image of former Pakistani cricket player Shahid Afridi attends a protest against the recent killings in Kashmir, in Srinagar April 12, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6a5a70ae-1aa4-4270-b857-10600b1cb86b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A protester wearing a mask with an image of former Pakistani cricket player Shahid Afridi attends a protest against the recent killings in Kashmir, in Srinagar April 12, 2018.