A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 24, 2016

1
Participants carry torches and national flags as they march on the street during a re-enactment ceremony of the March First Independence Movement Day, the anniversary of the 1919 uprising against Japanese colonial rule, in Cheonan, South Korea.

2
People hold photos of their relatives, who were killed in the conflict with pro-Russian separatists in the country's east, as they attend a rally for Independence Day in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

3
A man walks his dog near an Ombu tree in the coast of Montevideo, Uruguay, Aug. 23, 2016.

4
People participate in the annual public Lake Zurich crossing swimming event in Zurich, Switzerland.