A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 3, 2020
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A hot air balloon pilot checks her rigging inside the canopy before a mass ascent, with 43 balloon teams taking part, for a Fiesta Flypast over the city of Bristol, UK, as part of the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta.
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Motorists are hit by large waves breaking on the shores of Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
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Afghan security forces take position on a building where the Islamic State attackers were hiding on a jail compound in Jalalabad. The attack has left at least 29 people dead and around 50 others wounded, including prisoners and security personnel.
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Norwegian cruise ship MS Roald Amundsen moored in Tromso, Norway. After 40 people on the cruise ship have been tested positive for the coronavirus, the operator says it was stopping for all cruises with its three vessels.
