A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 1, 2018
![A tree stands near a water trough in a drought-affected paddock located on the outskirts of the town of Walgett, in New South Wales, Australia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bd4856a7-71d1-49c7-abf8-60e5067c44e4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A tree stands near a water trough in a drought-affected paddock located on the outskirts of the town of Walgett, in New South Wales, Australia.
![Dry sunflowers are seen in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6725f72d-d48c-4100-8d19-c559885a20c1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Dry sunflowers are seen in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany.
![Cal Fire Division Chief Mark Higgins directs helicopters dropping water as the River Fire burns in Lakeport, California, July 31, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/790b070f-9aea-48b3-b3c1-f3922d83c2f6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Cal Fire Division Chief Mark Higgins directs helicopters dropping water as the River Fire burns in Lakeport, California, July 31, 2018.
![People on boats follow a catamaran that carries a coffin with the body of singer Oliver Dragojevic, during his funeral in Split, Croatia, July 31, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2da2322d-524d-4673-97d6-5682bc626bf5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People on boats follow a catamaran that carries a coffin with the body of singer Oliver Dragojevic, during his funeral in Split, Croatia, July 31, 2018.