A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 27, 2018
![A general view taken from a government-held area in Damascus shows smoke rising from the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of the Syrian capital following fresh airstrikes.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ca58d54b-9ffa-4c68-a4c4-db64b6d3e410_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
5
A general view taken from a government-held area in Damascus shows smoke rising from the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of the Syrian capital following fresh airstrikes.
![Indian students put on colored powder during an event to celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi in Kolkata, Feb. 26, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/96b072bc-185e-4239-bcf8-d3dfc4b5d67a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
6
Indian students put on colored powder during an event to celebrate the Hindu festival of Holi in Kolkata, Feb. 26, 2018.
![A visitor tries out Lenovo augmented reality glasses with the Star Wars Jedi Challenges during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Feb. 26, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9d66bc29-24b2-428c-ba97-9d98691e1f64_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
7
A visitor tries out Lenovo augmented reality glasses with the Star Wars Jedi Challenges during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Feb. 26, 2018.
![Employees of Louisville Gas & Electric make their way to River Road to turn off power to companies along the Ohio River after it flooded Louisville, Kentucky, Feb. 26, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4fc3d5e2-a8f8-4133-a50e-8fc3b6e4d19e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
8
Employees of Louisville Gas & Electric make their way to River Road to turn off power to companies along the Ohio River after it flooded Louisville, Kentucky, Feb. 26, 2018.