A look at the best news photos from around the world.
June 17, 2021
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A Long March-2F Y12 rocket carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-12 spaceship lifts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan in northwestern China.
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A black-winged stilt checks eggs in its nest on a wetland in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
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Debora Day in an ornate red outfit poses on the steps for photographers on the third day of the Royal Ascot horserace meeting, which is traditionally known as Ladies Day, in Ascot, England.
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New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner goes up for a homerun ball hit by Toronto Blue Jays Cavan Biggio during the fifth inning of a baseball game, June 16, 2021, in Buffalo, New York.
