A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 22, 2017
![Palestinian fisherman Jihad al-Soltan displays a message that was written by Bethany Wright and her boyfriend Zac Marriner, after he found it in a bottle off a Gaza beach, Aug. 21, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/999a8bb0-1e84-4202-b54b-7714ed06cde7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Palestinian fisherman Jihad al-Soltan displays a message that was written by Bethany Wright and her boyfriend Zac Marriner, after he found it in a bottle off a Gaza beach, Aug. 21, 2017.
![Robots dance during a robot contest in Dezhou, Shandong province, China, Aug. 21, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2a30cdfd-02e1-4acc-bbc0-5e1f0e01651a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Robots dance during a robot contest in Dezhou, Shandong province, China, Aug. 21, 2017.
![A pregnant mother and her one-and-a-half-year-old daughter Amanda, who stated they were from Haiti, are watched by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers as they prepare to cross the U.S.-Canada border into Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada, from Champlain in New York, Aug. 21, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4cf260d5-8f6c-474e-87de-f155b375ce80_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A pregnant mother and her one-and-a-half-year-old daughter Amanda, who stated they were from Haiti, are watched by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers as they prepare to cross the U.S.-Canada border into Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada, from Champlain in New York, Aug. 21, 2017.
![Transgender girls Josefa, 13, left, and Selenna, 8, twirl in traditional Chilean dance costumes before an event marking Transgender Children Day in Santiago, Chile.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8e5a30e2-2b03-46ec-8b9a-e30aebe18ebc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Transgender girls Josefa, 13, left, and Selenna, 8, twirl in traditional Chilean dance costumes before an event marking Transgender Children Day in Santiago, Chile.