A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 17, 2023
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A Christian woman cries after looking at her home vandalized by an angry Muslim mob in Jaranwala in the Faisalabad district, Pakistan. Police have arrested 129 Muslims after a mob angered over an alleged desecration of a Quran by two men attacked more than a dozen churches and homes of minority Christians.
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A general view shows the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii. Hawaii’s governor vowed to protect local landowners from being “victimized” by opportunistic buyers when Maui rebuilds from the deadly wildfires.
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Yellowknife locals leave the city on Highway 3, the only highway in or out of the community, after an evacuation order was given because of a nearing wildfire, in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, Aug. 16, 2023.
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EIRIF forest firefighters work to extinguish the forest fire in Arafo on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Aug. 16, 2023.