A look at the best news photos from around the world.
Fotografije dana: 17. august 2016.
![A man arranges "Rakhis" or sacred threads as he waits for customers at his roadside stall ahead of the Hindu festival Raksha Bandhan celebrations, in Kolkata, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d3dc406f-2910-4b29-aaca-db97907ca826_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man arranges "Rakhis" or sacred threads as he waits for customers at his roadside stall ahead of the Hindu festival Raksha Bandhan celebrations, in Kolkata, India.
![Nikki Hamblin (NZL) of New Zealand stops running during the race to help fellow competitor Abbey D'Agostino (USA) of USA after D'Agostino suffered a cramp.](https://gdb.voanews.com/51055817-883d-40e6-84a5-091797a8d58a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Nikki Hamblin (NZL) of New Zealand stops running during the race to help fellow competitor Abbey D'Agostino (USA) of USA after D'Agostino suffered a cramp.
![A Palestinian man points a plank at Israeli troops during clashes in the West Bank Al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a40461c1-8b8d-4d43-b78a-35256807df6a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Palestinian man points a plank at Israeli troops during clashes in the West Bank Al-Fawwar refugee camp, south of Hebron.
![Lightning illuminates storm clouds over the Philadelphia skyline, Tuesday, August 16, seen from across the Delaware River in Camden, New Jersey.](https://gdb.voanews.com/24027486-4df2-48ce-a921-e8bfe2206bbf_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Lightning illuminates storm clouds over the Philadelphia skyline, Tuesday, August 16, seen from across the Delaware River in Camden, New Jersey.