A look at the best news photos from around the world.
July 21, 2019
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A Capitol Hill police officer wipes sweat from his eyes as he stands his post on the West side of Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 20, 2019. The National Weather Service said "a dangerous heat wave" was expected to break record highs in some places, particularly for nighttime.
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Russia's Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft carrying the members of the International Space Station (ISS) expedition 60/61, NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan, Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov and Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), blasts off to the ISS from the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, July 20, 2019.
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Cycling enthusiasts wearing dresses with the Union Jack gesture on the roadside as they wait for riders in Foix Prat d'Albis, France, during the fifteen stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Limoux and Foix Prat d'Albis.
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Trees are seen in silhouette during sunset in Baralle near Cambrai, France, July 20, 2019.