A look at the best news photos from around the world.
July 5, 2023
![ A donkey called Holly licks Guinness offered by Pake diskin, 72, in Mee's Bar in Kilkerrin, Ireland, July 4, 2023. The pub was featured as JJ Devine's Public House in Martin McDonagh's film 'The Banshees of Inisherin'. It was later savaged by the Mee family and is now open for business. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-67f8-08db7d7de9f1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A donkey called Holly licks Guinness offered by Pake diskin, 72, in Mee's Bar in Kilkerrin, Ireland, July 4, 2023. The pub was featured as JJ Devine's Public House in Martin McDonagh's film 'The Banshees of Inisherin'. It was later savaged by the Mee family and is now open for business.
![Fireworks explode over the National Mall during Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, July 4, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-2657-08db7d7df0f0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fireworks explode over the National Mall during Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, July 4, 2023.
![Boys on bikes lead residents' local Fourth of July Parade in the Lanesville neighborhood of Gloucester, Massachusetts, July 4, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-3dea-08db7d7ded05_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Boys on bikes lead residents' local Fourth of July Parade in the Lanesville neighborhood of Gloucester, Massachusetts, July 4, 2023.
![Drones form the shape of the Statue of Liberty as people celebrate U.S. Independence Day in New York City, July 4, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-276c-08db7d7def67_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Drones form the shape of the Statue of Liberty as people celebrate U.S. Independence Day in New York City, July 4, 2023.