A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 18, 2017
![Workers use a crane to remove a monument to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney from outside the Maryland State House in Annapolis.](https://gdb.voanews.com/fa551561-2380-4624-a122-37ef872472f3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Workers use a crane to remove a monument to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney from outside the Maryland State House in Annapolis.
![Australian shepherd dog Lizzi runs through water to catch a ball in a park in Frankfurt, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/670606b5-6bd7-447c-ba7e-a3059b4517d0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Australian shepherd dog Lizzi runs through water to catch a ball in a park in Frankfurt, Germany.
![Local residents fight a wild fire in the Moravia neighborhood in Medellin, Colombia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bbbfba92-7c46-4794-a190-3ce39da7357f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Local residents fight a wild fire in the Moravia neighborhood in Medellin, Colombia.
![Indian villagers attempt to cross flood waters with the help of rope and empty containers in Palsa village in Purnia district, Bihar state.](https://gdb.voanews.com/20d307d8-bd72-4e9c-bcd2-a4d7e32d09c0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Indian villagers attempt to cross flood waters with the help of rope and empty containers in Palsa village in Purnia district, Bihar state.