A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 30, 2023
![The moon is pictured over the Ayasofya-i Kebir Camii, or Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-650a-08dba97f2aea_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The moon is pictured over the Ayasofya-i Kebir Camii, or Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey.
![A man argues with Mary Joyce, a Covenant School mother, after the Tennessee House Republicans called for a vote to end special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, Aug. 29, 2023. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-9379-08dba97f29a6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man argues with Mary Joyce, a Covenant School mother, after the Tennessee House Republicans called for a vote to end special session on public safety to discuss gun violence in the wake of the Covenant School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, Aug. 29, 2023.
![People prepare for the annual Hungry Ghost Festival prayer in Keelung, Taiwan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-0227-08dba97f29a6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People prepare for the annual Hungry Ghost Festival prayer in Keelung, Taiwan.
![Pope Francis meets a group of nuns during his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI Hall at the Vatican.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-d328-08dba97f1922_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis meets a group of nuns during his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI Hall at the Vatican.