A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 27, 2017
![The peloton rides during the final Yas Island stage of the Tour of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 26, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b796f422-3e03-4521-925d-dae69a386800_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The peloton rides during the final Yas Island stage of the Tour of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 26, 2017.
![A dance group performs during the "Rosenmontag", Rose Monday parade in Cologne, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/34c1d13d-1796-41b1-8fd4-67f49962c9b8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A dance group performs during the "Rosenmontag", Rose Monday parade in Cologne, Germany.
![An Emirati man walks across the dunes in the Rimah desert, west of Al-Ain in the United Arab Emirates.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b09cb943-ee85-4eb3-93ff-0c0e319e23ca_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Emirati man walks across the dunes in the Rimah desert, west of Al-Ain in the United Arab Emirates.
![A reveler enters a chemical toilet before the first night of the Carnival parade of samba schools at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 26, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/847a4016-1dfb-4d04-a8e5-63a22393606f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A reveler enters a chemical toilet before the first night of the Carnival parade of samba schools at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 26, 2017.