A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 16, 2024

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A child peeks out from the window of a car loaded with belongings as Palestinians flee Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas militant group.
(Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

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A TV news crew team works in front of a screen showing canceled flights at the departure hall of Tokyo's Haneda Airport as Typhoon Ampil barrels towards Japan's capital. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

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Thailand's Prime Minister-designate Paetongtarn Shinawatra, right, gestures to members of Pheu Thai party as she talks to reporters during a press conference at Pheu Thai party headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

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Members of the Cape Town Metro Police Department and employees of the Cape Town City Council remove the structures and belongings of people living illegally on the side of a road in the Cape Town city center. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP)