A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 31, 2016
![German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and Italian Premier Matteo Renzi pat Leo, the black Labrador retriever who helped pull out four-year-old Giorgia Rinaldo from under the rubble of the town of Pescara del Tronto following an earthquake, in Maranello, Italy.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c45299d9-2c2f-4b6d-90f6-5ec1d8a39e7d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and Italian Premier Matteo Renzi pat Leo, the black Labrador retriever who helped pull out four-year-old Giorgia Rinaldo from under the rubble of the town of Pescara del Tronto following an earthquake, in Maranello, Italy.
![Malaysian schoolchildren perform during the 59th National Day celebrations at Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur.](https://gdb.voanews.com/be239fbc-5e2f-4d4a-924b-4c7c0022bfeb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Malaysian schoolchildren perform during the 59th National Day celebrations at Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur.
![Gabonese soldiers run to take their positions, as supporters of opposition leader Jean Ping protest in front of security forces blocking the electoral commission, in Librevill.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8d33d322-07de-47e4-8eee-297063169e46_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Gabonese soldiers run to take their positions, as supporters of opposition leader Jean Ping protest in front of security forces blocking the electoral commission, in Librevill.
![The island of Hawaii rarely takes a direct hit from a hurricane. This week, two Pacific storms are lining up to change that. At 11 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time on Aug. 30, Madeline was centered 370 miles east-southeast of Hilo and had sustained wind speeds of 115 miles (185 kilometers) per hour. At the same time, Lester’s wind speed was 120 mph (195 kmph) and its position was 1,300 miles east of Hilo. (Image: NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen)](https://gdb.voanews.com/6200380d-a567-4f76-9ddd-c85b0dbf68dc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The island of Hawaii rarely takes a direct hit from a hurricane. This week, two Pacific storms are lining up to change that. At 11 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time on Aug. 30, Madeline was centered 370 miles east-southeast of Hilo and had sustained wind speeds of 115 miles (185 kilometers) per hour. At the same time, Lester’s wind speed was 120 mph (195 kmph) and its position was 1,300 miles east of Hilo. (Image: NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen)