A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 18, 2021
![British-Belgian pilot Zara Rutherford, 19, poses before taking off for a round-the-world trip in a light aircraft, in bid to become the youngest woman to fly solo round-the-world in Wevelgem, Belgium.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4fbb8385-57fe-47a7-a415-d100657b0317_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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British-Belgian pilot Zara Rutherford, 19, poses before taking off for a round-the-world trip in a light aircraft, in bid to become the youngest woman to fly solo round-the-world in Wevelgem, Belgium.
![Kashmiri Shi'ite Muslims participate in a Muharram procession on wooden boats in the Dal lake, outskirts of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1a969634-a5f3-432c-a80f-be19a5e53515_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Kashmiri Shi'ite Muslims participate in a Muharram procession on wooden boats in the Dal lake, outskirts of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir.
![A student wearing a protective mask, attends class on the first day of school, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, at St. Lawrence Catholic School in North Miami Beach, Florida.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7ab9bf1b-867e-4d00-ad5a-1465a98da442_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A student wearing a protective mask, attends class on the first day of school, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, at St. Lawrence Catholic School in North Miami Beach, Florida.