A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 23, 2021
![Martin Adler, center, a 97-year-old retired American soldier, receives a kiss by Mafalda, right, and Giuliana Naldi — siblings he saved during World War II — at Bologna's airport, Italy.](https://gdb.voanews.com/28a7ca7b-32a8-4cde-ac41-a3f253072633_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Martin Adler, center, a 97-year-old retired American soldier, receives a kiss by Mafalda, right, and Giuliana Naldi — siblings he saved during World War II — at Bologna's airport, Italy.
![Afghans living in India take part in a demonstration outside of the U.N. Refugee Agency office in New Delhi to protest against the Taliban's military takeover of Afghanistan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/55069ea8-935c-460a-8a3f-3a0239daa2b3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghans living in India take part in a demonstration outside of the U.N. Refugee Agency office in New Delhi to protest against the Taliban's military takeover of Afghanistan.
![People tie themselves to a vehicle during a protest of Extinction Rebellion climate activists, in central London, Britain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bace05a6-9687-4e18-bfb8-b668117f5f79_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People tie themselves to a vehicle during a protest of Extinction Rebellion climate activists, in central London, Britain.
![Workers spray disinfectant at a school ahead of the new school year in Bozhou in China's eastern Anhui province.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2bf3fb0e-8599-4476-9930-d21603603e9c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Workers spray disinfectant at a school ahead of the new school year in Bozhou in China's eastern Anhui province.