A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 14, 2024
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Taliban fighters carry yellow canisters intended to represent homemade explosives as they celebrate the third anniversary of the withdrawal of U.S.-led troops from Afghanistan, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 14, 2024.
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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida leaves at the end of a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, after confirming that he will not seek reelection as head of his party next month.
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A man searches for reusable material amid offerings and idols of Hindu goddess Dashama left by devotees on the banks of River Sabarmati after the end of the 10-day-long Dashama festival in Ahmedabad, India.
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School children carry national flags as they take part in an event on the eve of the India's Independence Day celebrations in Amritsar.