A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 19, 2024
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A woman burns offerings for her dead ancestors on a street during the Hungry Ghost Festival in Beijing, China, Aug. 18, 2024.
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Brahmin Hindu boys take part in the "janeu" (sacred thread), also called "yagnopavit" changing ceremony outside a temple on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan festival in Ahmedabad, India.
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Brodie White, 1, dressed as the Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn, is held by his dad at a children's fancy dress parade at the Cruinniu na mBad (gathering of the boats) regatta in Kinvara, Ireland, Aug. 18, 2024.
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A competitor tries to grab a flag as he falls off the "gostra", a pole covered in lard, during the celebrations of the religious feast of St. Julian, patron of the town of St. Julian's, Malta, Aug. 18, 2024.