A look at the best news photos from around the world.
May 18, 2023
![Alphajet aircrafts from the French elite acrobatic flying team "Patrouille de France" perform as they fly over the 701 Air Base in Salon-de-Provence, southern France.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-bd32-08db57ca19c3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Alphajet aircrafts from the French elite acrobatic flying team "Patrouille de France" perform as they fly over the 701 Air Base in Salon-de-Provence, southern France.
![People are rescued in Faenza, Italy, May 18, 2023. Exceptional rains in a drought-struck region of northern Italy swelled rivers over their banks, killing at least nine people, forcing the evacuation of thousands. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-0cc5-08db57ca555c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People are rescued in Faenza, Italy, May 18, 2023. Exceptional rains in a drought-struck region of northern Italy swelled rivers over their banks, killing at least nine people, forcing the evacuation of thousands.
![Ukrainian service members fire a mortar at a front line near the city of Bakhmut in Donetsk region.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-5c76-08db57ca329f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ukrainian service members fire a mortar at a front line near the city of Bakhmut in Donetsk region.
![Palestinians take part in a protest against the annual flag march in Jerusalem which marks Jerusalem Day, at the Israel-Gaza border fence east of Gaza City.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-3fb4-08db57ca30bf_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Palestinians take part in a protest against the annual flag march in Jerusalem which marks Jerusalem Day, at the Israel-Gaza border fence east of Gaza City.