A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 18, 2019
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Dancers perform Thengul dance during Indonesia's 74th Independence Day celebration at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Aug. 17, 2019, in this photo taken by Antara Foto.
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Protesters gather on Victoria Park in Hong Kong. Thousands of people streamed into the park for what organizers hope will be a peaceful demonstration for democracy in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
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A relative wails near the coffins of victims of the Dubai City wedding hall bombing during a mass funeral in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Islamic State group's Afghan branch claimed responsibility for the bombing that killed at least 63.
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Hindu priests of Sangam move their shelters to drier ground on the banks of the Ganges river, as the water level of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers rises rapidly during monsoon rains in the region, in Allahabad, India.
