A look at the best news photos from around the world.
July 22, 2022
![Riders race through a field of sunflowers during Stage 19 of the Tour de France, from Castelnau-Magnoac to Cahors.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01460000-0aff-0242-d3ea-08da6c0e96a8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Riders race through a field of sunflowers during Stage 19 of the Tour de France, from Castelnau-Magnoac to Cahors.
![Firefighters spray flame retardant to extinguish ground fire on land in Hostens in the Gironde region of southwestern France.](https://gdb.voanews.com/09680000-0a00-0242-2ed7-08da6c0e8afa_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Firefighters spray flame retardant to extinguish ground fire on land in Hostens in the Gironde region of southwestern France.
![People sit at Lhong Tou cafe during lunch time in the Chinatown area of Bangkok.](https://gdb.voanews.com/09680000-0a00-0242-c690-08da6c0e8b26_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People sit at Lhong Tou cafe during lunch time in the Chinatown area of Bangkok.
![A demonstrator interacts with police special task force personnel standing guard while blocking a road during in a protest march against Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe towards the Presidential secretariat office in Colombo, Sri Lanka.](https://gdb.voanews.com/09680000-0a00-0242-09d9-08da6c0e8b1c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A demonstrator interacts with police special task force personnel standing guard while blocking a road during in a protest march against Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe towards the Presidential secretariat office in Colombo, Sri Lanka.