A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 15, 2017
![Women with flowers stand next to Belarusian military cadets holding portraits of soldiers who were killed during the Soviet war in Afghanistan, during a ceremony at memorial on the Island of Tears in Minsk.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e9286aee-da49-474d-bf83-2d4f6aef8ed2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Women with flowers stand next to Belarusian military cadets holding portraits of soldiers who were killed during the Soviet war in Afghanistan, during a ceremony at memorial on the Island of Tears in Minsk.
![Spectators watch a figure skater performing at the Paektusan Prize International Figure Skating Festival in Pyongyang, North Korea. The Paektusan Prize International Figure Skating Festival is held every year to celebrate Kim Jong-Il, the leader who oversaw the North's first nuclear tests.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a3e6b803-425e-4b92-b0f5-de5fa7fdc2e7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Spectators watch a figure skater performing at the Paektusan Prize International Figure Skating Festival in Pyongyang, North Korea. The Paektusan Prize International Figure Skating Festival is held every year to celebrate Kim Jong-Il, the leader who oversaw the North's first nuclear tests.
![Palestinian girls carry cardboards to shield them from the rain in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.](https://gdb.voanews.com/701dd33a-ced3-4e86-96ea-bf60c3d56ead_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Palestinian girls carry cardboards to shield them from the rain in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.
![This photograph released by Indian Space Research Organization shows its polar satellite launch vehicle lifting off from a launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.](https://gdb.voanews.com/02a93fa6-d604-4b30-b75d-b4777524e6a2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This photograph released by Indian Space Research Organization shows its polar satellite launch vehicle lifting off from a launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.