A look at the best news photos from around the world.
March 5, 2017

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Fire and smoke billow following a car bomb explosion as Iraqi forces clash with Islamic State (IS) group fighters in Mosul, during an offensive to retake the western parts of the city from the jihadists.

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A man and his daughter cry as they flee Islamic State-controlled part of Mosul toward Iraqi special forces soldiers during a battle in Mosul, March 4, 2017.

3
Refugees and migrants from many different African nationalities sit aboard an overcrowded rubber boat leaving Libyan territorial waters.

4
A member of the Tinstix of Dynamite aerobatics team flies in front of a wall of fire during the Australian International Airshow in Melbourne.