A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 14, 2017
![This handout picture released by Society 4 Climate Chnage Communication Sierra Leone, shows flooded streets in Regent near Freetown.](https://gdb.voanews.com/53ab28a5-8a35-4747-8408-99a2ff1fc97c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This handout picture released by Society 4 Climate Chnage Communication Sierra Leone, shows flooded streets in Regent near Freetown.
![Indonesians wear red and white T-shirts and hats during a parade in Bali, Indonesia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bd952e95-1106-4fbe-a4bb-83fd5b7bba6c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Indonesians wear red and white T-shirts and hats during a parade in Bali, Indonesia.
![School children dressed as Hindu Lord Krishna, wait to perform during the celebrations ahead of the Janmashtami festival, which marks the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna in Ajmer, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/aed0cba5-5522-46bc-bb92-67534fced062_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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School children dressed as Hindu Lord Krishna, wait to perform during the celebrations ahead of the Janmashtami festival, which marks the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna in Ajmer, India.
![A polar bear stands on the ice in the Franklin Strait in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.](https://gdb.voanews.com/25904299-2a36-4dea-b6d0-9805285598cf_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A polar bear stands on the ice in the Franklin Strait in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.