A look at the best news photos from around the world.
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![Malaysia Civil Defense Force members ride a boat to rescue the residents at a flooded area, following heavy rain fall in Kuala Lumpur.](https://gdb.voanews.com/093c0000-0a00-0242-9918-08da00717b34_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Malaysia Civil Defense Force members ride a boat to rescue the residents at a flooded area, following heavy rain fall in Kuala Lumpur.
![The mahout Wilson Kodituwakku places a white sheet on the body of Sri Lanka's sacred tusker Nadugamuwa Raja, who carried a golden casket of relics at an annual Buddhist pageant, in Weliweriya as the death sparked a stream of mourners and calls for a state funeral. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/093a0000-0a00-0242-f8ab-08da00716e80_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The mahout Wilson Kodituwakku places a white sheet on the body of Sri Lanka's sacred tusker Nadugamuwa Raja, who carried a golden casket of relics at an annual Buddhist pageant, in Weliweriya as the death sparked a stream of mourners and calls for a state funeral.
![A flock of common cranes flies over the Ile Alatau mountains in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/093a0000-0a00-0242-fe68-08da007178b9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A flock of common cranes flies over the Ile Alatau mountains in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan.
![Revelers parade with lanterns during the traditional "Morgenstreich" procession starting the carnival of Basel, Switzerland.](https://gdb.voanews.com/093a0000-0a00-0242-9c39-08da00716e8a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Revelers parade with lanterns during the traditional "Morgenstreich" procession starting the carnival of Basel, Switzerland.