A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 2, 2015
![Firefighters walk along Highway 20 as the Rocky fire burns near Clear Lake, California, USA. The fire has charred more than 27,000 acres, and is currently only 5 percent contained.](https://gdb.voanews.com/edd5c821-ccc2-477a-8bed-da0608f9c13d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Firefighters walk along Highway 20 as the Rocky fire burns near Clear Lake, California, USA. The fire has charred more than 27,000 acres, and is currently only 5 percent contained.
![Spanish rider Maikel Melero performs a jump during the Malaga Freestyle motocross show at the Malagueta bullring in Malaga, southern Spain, Aug. 1, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/282bc2ec-5c42-48d5-8c14-b7e61a64d920_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Spanish rider Maikel Melero performs a jump during the Malaga Freestyle motocross show at the Malagueta bullring in Malaga, southern Spain, Aug. 1, 2015.
![People cool off at a water park in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Aug. 1, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/08532141-f0a9-4f70-8909-d55291a67106_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People cool off at a water park in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, Aug. 1, 2015.
![A combination picture shows the hard touchdown of a Mi-28N from the Berkuty (Golden Eagles) helicopter display team during the "Aviadarts" military aviation competition at the Dubrovichi range near Ryazan, Russia. The aircraft started dipping down due to back propeller failure and crashed, killing one of two pilots, according to a Reuters photographer and official representatives of the competition.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5d664be4-7f56-4f64-a908-ab9595757cfe_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A combination picture shows the hard touchdown of a Mi-28N from the Berkuty (Golden Eagles) helicopter display team during the "Aviadarts" military aviation competition at the Dubrovichi range near Ryazan, Russia. The aircraft started dipping down due to back propeller failure and crashed, killing one of two pilots, according to a Reuters photographer and official representatives of the competition.