A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 24, 2016
![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.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5c5856cd-f576-4e4f-8e16-bf9055378549_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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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.
![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.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7cd6269e-6982-4821-b960-d376b0063e3b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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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.
![A man walks his dog near an Ombu tree in the coast of Montevideo, Uruguay, Aug. 23, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ee4373ee-3872-4c77-b7a7-a40f7eff0b88_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man walks his dog near an Ombu tree in the coast of Montevideo, Uruguay, Aug. 23, 2016.
![People participate in the annual public Lake Zurich crossing swimming event in Zurich, Switzerland.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bcef1186-d1f1-4816-b573-d53159a097d1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People participate in the annual public Lake Zurich crossing swimming event in Zurich, Switzerland.