A look at the best news photos from around the world.
May 3, 2015

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A Buddhist monk takes part in the traditional "hi-watari", or fire-walking ritual, at Shiofune-kannonji temple in Ome City, Tokyo.

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Visitors stroll through a garden with colorful azalea bushes in full bloom at Shiofune-kannonji temple in Ome City, Tokyo.

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A sculptor makes a sand sculpture devoted to the WW II victory in Minsk. Belarus will celebrate the end of WW II on May 9.

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A bird in a cage is hung on a branch along a roadside near the Forbidden City in Beijing, China.