A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 5, 2021

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Buildings burn as the Dixie Fire tears through the Greenville community of Plumas County, California, Aug. 4, 2021.

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Anzhelika Terliuga of Ukraine reacts after winning against Wen Tzu-yun of Taiwan in the women's kumite -55kg semifinal bout for Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

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Erica Bougard of United States competes in the heptathlon javelin throw at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

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Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya shows an Olympic-related T-shirt with her slogan "I Just Want to Run" after her news conference in Warsaw, Poland. Tsimanouskaya came to Poland, fearing reprisals at home after criticizing her coaches at the Tokyo Games.