A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 16, 2018
![A boy walks on a giant waterlily leaf during an annual leaf-sitting event in Taipei, Taiwan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/142455c2-2680-4013-9b7f-0c03a85015c8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A boy walks on a giant waterlily leaf during an annual leaf-sitting event in Taipei, Taiwan.
![In this aerial photo, destruction from a recent tornado is seen in downtown Mayfield, Kentucky. Governor Andy Beshear is warning the state’s death toll from an outbreak of tornadoes could top 100. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/0b8ced8a-c7d1-47a5-9bce-6289f34928dc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In this aerial photo, destruction from a recent tornado is seen in downtown Mayfield, Kentucky. Governor Andy Beshear is warning the state’s death toll from an outbreak of tornadoes could top 100.
![A 1,800-square meter flower carpet is displayed at Brussels' Grand Place, Belgium. More than 500,000 flowers were used to create the Latin American theme "Guanajuato, cultural pride of Mexico."](https://gdb.voanews.com/2f489e7c-0eb9-4957-a879-884140c5a8dd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A 1,800-square meter flower carpet is displayed at Brussels' Grand Place, Belgium. More than 500,000 flowers were used to create the Latin American theme "Guanajuato, cultural pride of Mexico."
![Members of Paraguayan Army's Special Forces Cavalry, one of them with a snake around his neck, walk in front of Paraguay's new President Mario Abdo Benitez (not pictured) during a military parade in Asuncion, Aug. 15, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/80674137-a4a4-458f-aa53-de8fa759cd7d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of Paraguayan Army's Special Forces Cavalry, one of them with a snake around his neck, walk in front of Paraguay's new President Mario Abdo Benitez (not pictured) during a military parade in Asuncion, Aug. 15, 2018.