A look at the best news photos from around the world.
July 26, 2016
![Young people from around the world dance with a nun at the market square in Krakow, Poland, ahead of the official opening of the World Youth Day, with the participation of Pope Francis.](https://gdb.voanews.com/99beaf0f-5c77-4c45-8734-320bb3ce4e8a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Young people from around the world dance with a nun at the market square in Krakow, Poland, ahead of the official opening of the World Youth Day, with the participation of Pope Francis.
![A tourist looks at a fountain at the Atomium in Brussels, Belgium.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ce0105ee-82b6-4bc4-89dc-c71f27b0ec22_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A tourist looks at a fountain at the Atomium in Brussels, Belgium.
![Hooded Police officers conduct a search in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Normandy, France, following an attack on a church that left a priest dead. Two attackers invaded a church during morning Mass near the Normandy city of Rouen, killing an 84-year-old priest by slitting his throat and taking hostages before being shot and killed by police, French officials said.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8da5df53-0b6c-4214-8ee9-5642c3c9d9b2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Hooded Police officers conduct a search in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Normandy, France, following an attack on a church that left a priest dead. Two attackers invaded a church during morning Mass near the Normandy city of Rouen, killing an 84-year-old priest by slitting his throat and taking hostages before being shot and killed by police, French officials said.
![A hillside erupts in flame as a raging wildfire burns in Placerita Canyon in Santa Clarita, California, July 25, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/00d9e050-3dd3-4b8f-a295-5c5d6eae41b1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A hillside erupts in flame as a raging wildfire burns in Placerita Canyon in Santa Clarita, California, July 25, 2016.