A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 3, 2016
![Brazilian Navy Academy students sit on a boat's mast during a ceremony marking the arrival of the Olympic flame at their Academy in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.](https://gdb.voanews.com/78602280-1daa-4c83-b393-4d433c06f77b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Brazilian Navy Academy students sit on a boat's mast during a ceremony marking the arrival of the Olympic flame at their Academy in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
![Damaged vehicles pile on a damaged roof of a car mechanic service center in Ramousah area southwest of Aleppo, Syria, August 2, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/de56ee1e-68c5-4e03-858e-fe8f151a8b0e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Damaged vehicles pile on a damaged roof of a car mechanic service center in Ramousah area southwest of Aleppo, Syria, August 2, 2016.
![A woman walks past unrooted trees after Typhoon Nida in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, August 2, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ecf3b528-13b8-4137-8108-9d4fbee5e57b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman walks past unrooted trees after Typhoon Nida in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, August 2, 2016.
![Servicemen in festive costumes get ready to perform at the opening ceremony of the International Army Games 2016 at Gvardeisky Range, Kazakhstan, August 2, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/efdaa7d7-2a50-48d3-b32d-e1ae9b872569_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Servicemen in festive costumes get ready to perform at the opening ceremony of the International Army Games 2016 at Gvardeisky Range, Kazakhstan, August 2, 2016.