A look at the best news photos from around the world.
July 16, 2019
![France's Adrien Van Beveren rides his Yamaha WR450F Rally during the ninth stage of the Silk Way Rally 2019 from Alashan to Jiayuguan, China, July 15, 2019.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4b2ce763-70fe-4814-9627-7be0bbaabe0c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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France's Adrien Van Beveren rides his Yamaha WR450F Rally during the ninth stage of the Silk Way Rally 2019 from Alashan to Jiayuguan, China, July 15, 2019.
![Villagers walk along a road washed away by heavy flooding in Neelum Valley of Pakistani controlled Kashmir.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c9dd7729-ceaa-4b0b-b1a6-942427c26c51_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Villagers walk along a road washed away by heavy flooding in Neelum Valley of Pakistani controlled Kashmir.
![Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) loses his batting helmet while swinging at a ball, against the Houston Astros in the first inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, California, July 15, 2019.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d2ed1b0e-82d8-4ec2-8a4f-7c28018c53f5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) loses his batting helmet while swinging at a ball, against the Houston Astros in the first inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, California, July 15, 2019.
![An elephant minder, or "mahout", feeds a white elephant in the compound of Upatasanti Pagoda in Naypyitaw, Myanmar.](https://gdb.voanews.com/aed8a781-56d3-46e3-beed-3b4477296734_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An elephant minder, or "mahout", feeds a white elephant in the compound of Upatasanti Pagoda in Naypyitaw, Myanmar.