A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 5, 2022
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Children stand for pictures at the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, the closest point in mainland China to the island of Taiwan, in Pingtan in southeastern China's Fujian Province. China conducted "precision missile strikes" Thursday in waters off Taiwan's coasts as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the area to their highest level in many years.
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Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gather during open-air Friday prayers at Grand Festivities Square within the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq.
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In this image, Shiite Muslims take part in a mourning ritual in Iraq's southern city of Basra, during the Muslim month of Muharram in the lead-up to Ashura, a 10-day period marking the killing of Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein in the battle of Karbala in 680.
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Indian paramilitary soldiers detain a lawmaker from India's opposition Congress party during a protest in New Delhi, India.