A look at the best news photos from around the world.
July 26, 2021
![A volunteer from the Zendai organization checks the blood oxygen levels of a woman in home isolation in a COVID-19 affected community of Nong Chok district in the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5adc5eed-7bd5-4d05-8037-1a4a02cb4a63_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A volunteer from the Zendai organization checks the blood oxygen levels of a woman in home isolation in a COVID-19 affected community of Nong Chok district in the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand.
![Alaaeldin Abouelkassem of Egypt celebrates after winning a men's individual round of 16 Foil competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Chiba, Japan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ef857f09-8db6-4d72-a99a-cc162f82154d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Alaaeldin Abouelkassem of Egypt celebrates after winning a men's individual round of 16 Foil competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Chiba, Japan.
![David Valero Serrano of Spain reacts as he wins the bronze medal during the men's cross country mountain bike competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Izu, Japan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7750d826-da2a-4cdb-a01c-539ef973b35f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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David Valero Serrano of Spain reacts as he wins the bronze medal during the men's cross country mountain bike competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Izu, Japan.
![Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands tumbles on a downhill during the men's cross-country mountain bike competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Izu, Japan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ca6bedec-b46c-461b-9041-8c94094cb0cc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands tumbles on a downhill during the men's cross-country mountain bike competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Izu, Japan.