A look at the best news photos from around the world.
March 1, 2018
![Thousands of believers join Buddhist monks praying at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple during a ceremony on Makha Bucha Day in Pathum Thani, Thailand.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c1e0d230-ee03-4c35-8497-f74d41a1311d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Thousands of believers join Buddhist monks praying at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple during a ceremony on Makha Bucha Day in Pathum Thani, Thailand.
![This video imge provided by RU-RTR Russian television shows the launch of what President Vladimir Putin said is Russia's new nuclear-powered intercontinental cruise missile. Putin declared that Russia has developed a range of new nuclear weapons, claiming they cannot be intercepted by enemies.](https://gdb.voanews.com/43d850c0-4e26-4d26-8516-455a82a9dc1a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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This video imge provided by RU-RTR Russian television shows the launch of what President Vladimir Putin said is Russia's new nuclear-powered intercontinental cruise missile. Putin declared that Russia has developed a range of new nuclear weapons, claiming they cannot be intercepted by enemies.
![Visitors pay their respects as the casket of Reverend Billy Graham lies in honor at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, Feb. 28, 2018. It's a rare honor for a private citizen to lie in honor at the Capitol. Graham died in his sleep at his North Carolina home. He was 99.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3de4dd3e-b068-44af-8dc1-4b6f05df4775_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Visitors pay their respects as the casket of Reverend Billy Graham lies in honor at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, Feb. 28, 2018. It's a rare honor for a private citizen to lie in honor at the Capitol. Graham died in his sleep at his North Carolina home. He was 99.
![Ultra-Orthodox Jews take part in the reading from the Book of Esther, a ceremony performed on the Jewish holiday of Purim, in a synagogue in Ashdod, Israel, Feb. 28, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a0fc3840-81d3-4666-8eda-7d42f81c905c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews take part in the reading from the Book of Esther, a ceremony performed on the Jewish holiday of Purim, in a synagogue in Ashdod, Israel, Feb. 28, 2018.