A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 12, 2021
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Taliban fighters patrol inside the city of Ghazni, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban captured the provincial capital near Kabul, the 10th area the insurgents have taken in a week, as the U.S. and NATO prepare to withdraw fully from the country after years of war.
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A woman sits on the broken steps of a partly collapsed building in Gaza City destroyed by bombardment during the May 2021 conflict between Hamas and Israel.
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This image provided by the Japan Coast Guard shows a boat that has broken apart and leaked oil off Hachinohe, northeastern Japan. The Panamanian-registered cargo ship, Crimson Polaris broke in two parts and was spilling oil into the sea, Japanese Coast Guard said.
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This image from above shows people lining up to receive the Sinovac COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine in Jakarta, Indonesia.