A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 7, 2017
![Lee Jae-yong, second from right, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., arrives for his trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea. Prosecutors recommended imprisoning a billionaire Samsung heir for 12 years, asking court to convict him of bribery and other crimes in a national corruption scandal.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9ed47e56-0d7a-45f4-b7a6-aeb5cffd598e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Lee Jae-yong, second from right, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., arrives for his trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea. Prosecutors recommended imprisoning a billionaire Samsung heir for 12 years, asking court to convict him of bribery and other crimes in a national corruption scandal.
![Anicka Newell of Canada competes in the women's pole vault final at the World Athletics Championships at the London Stadium in London, Aug. 6, 2017. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/96719ad5-abdf-4273-91f1-11c28f6998d3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Anicka Newell of Canada competes in the women's pole vault final at the World Athletics Championships at the London Stadium in London, Aug. 6, 2017.
![Police officers in riot gear stand in formation as protesters attempt a march to the U.S. embassy in Manila, Philippines, during the 50th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regional security forum.](https://gdb.voanews.com/48668cec-c910-4d92-bbc5-8b5dcf8dd49c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police officers in riot gear stand in formation as protesters attempt a march to the U.S. embassy in Manila, Philippines, during the 50th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) regional security forum.
![Cows graze on a pasture near the Bavarian town of Bernbeuren, southern Germany, Aug. 6, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/afea55bc-4f1c-4497-8d8a-bd6b26b379b7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Cows graze on a pasture near the Bavarian town of Bernbeuren, southern Germany, Aug. 6, 2017.