A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 17, 2017
![A newborn baby mandrill plays at the zoological park in Amneville, France.](https://gdb.voanews.com/af3a52c5-5619-4e25-9222-aa3f91ff7e72_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A newborn baby mandrill plays at the zoological park in Amneville, France.
![Seagulls fight for fish remains at a fish market in the Karakoy district in Istanbul, Turkey.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a6647d96-ddae-4fc0-abe9-b64558f79c60_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Seagulls fight for fish remains at a fish market in the Karakoy district in Istanbul, Turkey.
![Female villagers attend the burial ceremony of civilians who were killed by insurgents at Mirza Olang village, in Sar-e Pul province, Afghanistan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f6c4cff5-0202-495b-adff-87efeaea98e2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Female villagers attend the burial ceremony of civilians who were killed by insurgents at Mirza Olang village, in Sar-e Pul province, Afghanistan.
![Boston Red Sox player Mookie Betts is doused after his walk-off two-run double at a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Boston.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1b1625d8-f944-4dc4-9885-61b811b2c8d0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Boston Red Sox player Mookie Betts is doused after his walk-off two-run double at a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Boston.