A look at the best news photos from around the world.
July 16, 2021
![Syrians gather at a livestock market to sell and buy sacrificial animals on the outer part of Maaret Misrin town in the northwestern Idlib province, ahead of the Eid al-adha (feast of sacrifice).](https://gdb.voanews.com/4b8bb7ce-2d35-4486-98a7-1e0b610204da_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Syrians gather at a livestock market to sell and buy sacrificial animals on the outer part of Maaret Misrin town in the northwestern Idlib province, ahead of the Eid al-adha (feast of sacrifice).
![A hot air balloon created by Japanese art group "mé" as part of a project called "Masayume" — a Japanese word for a dream that becomes reality — floats over Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park.](https://gdb.voanews.com/61fe952f-e49b-431d-8d02-e02706160a48_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A hot air balloon created by Japanese art group "mé" as part of a project called "Masayume" — a Japanese word for a dream that becomes reality — floats over Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park.
![A car is seen in a street after flooding in Ensival, Verviers, Belgium.](https://gdb.voanews.com/16e5aac9-3b32-469a-91a0-938c6ec3fa25_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A car is seen in a street after flooding in Ensival, Verviers, Belgium.
![A fan watches the 19th stage of the 108th edition of the Tour de France cycling race.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ac51e760-d54d-4c57-b66a-24fdc61aa706_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A fan watches the 19th stage of the 108th edition of the Tour de France cycling race.