A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 9, 2016
![Contingents march inside the national stadium during National Day celebrations in Singapore. ](https://gdb.voanews.com/bc7eb511-1098-46a6-9262-dfdcc57e3b5c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Contingents march inside the national stadium during National Day celebrations in Singapore.
![Activist Irom Sharmila is taken back to a hospital after a court appearance in Imphal, in the north-eastern state of Manipur, India. The 44-year-old activist has been on a hunger strike for nearly 16 years. She was protesting against alleged brutality by India's military. She ended her fast today.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2930232a-ed02-440d-8425-ac5e748ad72c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Activist Irom Sharmila is taken back to a hospital after a court appearance in Imphal, in the north-eastern state of Manipur, India. The 44-year-old activist has been on a hunger strike for nearly 16 years. She was protesting against alleged brutality by India's military. She ended her fast today.
![Joana Palacios of Argentina competes in the women's 63-kg weightlifting final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a9f10516-2a8d-4b5f-a195-ee2f7e2b506e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Joana Palacios of Argentina competes in the women's 63-kg weightlifting final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
![A Palestinian protester sits in front of national security force members during a protest in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails in the West Bank city of Ramallah.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6022e530-c6cf-45e5-934f-d533218c3e14_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Palestinian protester sits in front of national security force members during a protest in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails in the West Bank city of Ramallah.