A look at the best news photos from around the world.
July 29, 2019

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Hundreds of hot air balloons take part in the Great Line at the Mondial Air Ballons festival, in an attempt to break the 2017 record of 456 balloons lining up in an hour during the biggest meeting in the world, in Chambley, France.

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A police officer walks next to an ICE high-speed train at the main station in Frankfurt, Germany. An 8-year-old boy was struck and killed by the train at Frankfurt's main station after a man pushed him and his mother onto the tracks. The mother was able to escape but the boy suffered deadly injuries.

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Afghan security personnel stand guard at the site of a deadly attack in Kabul. Officials say the political offices of the president's running mate were hit by a large explosion and stormed by an unknown number of attackers. Nasrat Rahimi, the interior ministry spokesman, said vice-presidential candidate and former intelligence chief Amrullah Saleh survived the attack.

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Competitors take part in the first day of the 38th Copa del Rey (King's Cup) Regata off the coast of Palma de Mallorca, Spain.