A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 20, 2018
![Muslim pilgrims pray outside Namira Mosque on the plains of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0566306f-1960-4461-b348-63baa4badba6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Muslim pilgrims pray outside Namira Mosque on the plains of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
![An aerial view shows partially submerged road at a flooded area in the southern state of Kerala, India, Aug. 19, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/de87d5be-5dea-4962-bd42-f71e159af985_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An aerial view shows partially submerged road at a flooded area in the southern state of Kerala, India, Aug. 19, 2018.
![Ugandan shop traders and protesters recover from tear gas in Kampala, Uganda. Ugandan police fired bullets and tear gas to disperse a crowd of protesters demanding the release of jailed lawmaker, pop star, and government critic Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, whose stage name is Bobi Wine.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f18ff477-38ee-40cb-9209-cbfa7bef2d41_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ugandan shop traders and protesters recover from tear gas in Kampala, Uganda. Ugandan police fired bullets and tear gas to disperse a crowd of protesters demanding the release of jailed lawmaker, pop star, and government critic Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, whose stage name is Bobi Wine.
![Sheep huddle together as they are brought for sale at a market ahead of Eid al-Adha festival in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir.](https://gdb.voanews.com/89315ae3-73c0-4d71-8ec8-7fb45e7d3ffb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Sheep huddle together as they are brought for sale at a market ahead of Eid al-Adha festival in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir.