A look at the best news photos from around the world.
July 3, 2023
![A firefighter works outside of a building where an explosion and a fire broke out in Shimbashi area of Tokyo, Japan. Four people were injured and officials are investigating the cause of the fire.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0a00-0242-4f63-08db7bec7083_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A firefighter works outside of a building where an explosion and a fire broke out in Shimbashi area of Tokyo, Japan. Four people were injured and officials are investigating the cause of the fire.
![Fishermen inspect thousands of dead fish floating by the bank of the Amshan river in Iraq's southeastern Maysan governorate.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0a00-0242-deb8-08db7bec7080_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fishermen inspect thousands of dead fish floating by the bank of the Amshan river in Iraq's southeastern Maysan governorate.
![Palestinians run during clashes with Israeli forces amid an Israeli military operation in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0a00-0242-6c92-08db7bec8110_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Palestinians run during clashes with Israeli forces amid an Israeli military operation in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
![Ukrainian soldiers hold a young cat in a shelter under the Russian shelling on the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, July 2, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0a00-0242-7565-08db7beceddc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ukrainian soldiers hold a young cat in a shelter under the Russian shelling on the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, July 2, 2023.