A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 18, 2017
![Parachutists perform during the opening ceremony of the 6th Shenyang Faku International Flight Convention in the capital of Liaoning province, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4596182b-a6cd-4736-9747-0bc00f0448d3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Parachutists perform during the opening ceremony of the 6th Shenyang Faku International Flight Convention in the capital of Liaoning province, China.
![People gather at a memorial to victims of an attack in Barcelona, Spain. Attackers drove a vehicle into a crowd on the historic Las Ramblas walkway Thursday, killing 13 people. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/0188d507-19a7-4f36-b683-248c885267e3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People gather at a memorial to victims of an attack in Barcelona, Spain. Attackers drove a vehicle into a crowd on the historic Las Ramblas walkway Thursday, killing 13 people.
![A young Greater Flamingo named Squish struts in its booties made by keepers to protect its feet from the hot ground at the Jurong Bird Park in Singapore.](https://gdb.voanews.com/68aeb5a5-8468-4bc6-aea1-467a878add75_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A young Greater Flamingo named Squish struts in its booties made by keepers to protect its feet from the hot ground at the Jurong Bird Park in Singapore.
![A man waits in front of a department store in Pyongyang, North Korea.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0eead8b0-7d2d-4500-a105-76f40d34a281_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man waits in front of a department store in Pyongyang, North Korea.