A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 19, 2024
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Novice Hindus undergo a ritualistic bath to mark the Janai Purnima festival (Sacred Thread Festival) at the premises of the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Migrants crowd a wooden boat as they sail to the port in La Restinga on the Canary island of El Hierro, Spain, Aug. 18, 2024. Emergency services on Spain's Canary Islands say 175 migrants have arrived in a boat on the Canary Island of El Hierro, after a seven-day sailing from the coast of Senegal.
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A student reads her textbook in a classroom during the reopening of schools at the Viqarunnisa Noon School and College in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 18, 2024, after a long halt due to the anti-government protests that resulted in the resignation of Sheikh Hasina.
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Noemie a Bactrian camel stands on scales to be weighed by keeper Mick Tiley, during the annual Weigh-In at London Zoo.