A look at the best news photos from around the world.
July 27, 2017
![Australian police officers participate in a training scenario called an 'Armed Offender/Emergency Exercise' at an international passenger terminal at Sydney Harbor in Australia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f2459869-7243-4f78-b47e-3088b75132ce_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Australian police officers participate in a training scenario called an 'Armed Offender/Emergency Exercise' at an international passenger terminal at Sydney Harbor in Australia.
![A man holds smoke bombs during a protest by Spanish taxi drivers unions in Madrid. They called for a 24-hour strike to protest the increase in cars run by private companies offering cheaper, mobile ride-hailing services..](https://gdb.voanews.com/52428146-fae5-40f9-be79-53d4ba69a1ef_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man holds smoke bombs during a protest by Spanish taxi drivers unions in Madrid. They called for a 24-hour strike to protest the increase in cars run by private companies offering cheaper, mobile ride-hailing services..
![Commuters cross a flooded street on a wooden plank after heavy rains from tropical storm "Nesat" inundated some parts of metropolitan Manila, Philippines.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d813fa75-dfc0-4487-9a43-23c59ab7b385_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Commuters cross a flooded street on a wooden plank after heavy rains from tropical storm "Nesat" inundated some parts of metropolitan Manila, Philippines.
![Blooming sunflowers stand in a field under dark clouds near Odelzhausen, southern Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/84302571-6862-4e1c-a387-c5024b8f5678_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Blooming sunflowers stand in a field under dark clouds near Odelzhausen, southern Germany.