A look at the best news photos from around the world.
March 17, 2023
![Relatives of Ghana soccer player Christian Atsu cry during his funeral at the State House in Accra, Ghana. Atsu, who played for Premier League teams Chelsea and Newcastle, before joining the Turkish club Hatayspor last year, was found dead in his collapsed apartment building in the Turkey earthquake.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-a255-08db271136ab_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Relatives of Ghana soccer player Christian Atsu cry during his funeral at the State House in Accra, Ghana. Atsu, who played for Premier League teams Chelsea and Newcastle, before joining the Turkish club Hatayspor last year, was found dead in his collapsed apartment building in the Turkey earthquake.
![Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen drives during the first practice session at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, ahead of the 2023 Saudi Arabia Formula One Grand Prix.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-88c6-08db271118b2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen drives during the first practice session at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, ahead of the 2023 Saudi Arabia Formula One Grand Prix.
![Children watch two roosters fight at a village 20 kilometers from Jalandhar, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-67ef-08db271118b4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Children watch two roosters fight at a village 20 kilometers from Jalandhar, India.
![People burn flares in front of a banner with a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a patriotic event marking the ninth anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea, in Yalta, Crimea.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-6f35-08db27112989_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People burn flares in front of a banner with a portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a patriotic event marking the ninth anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea, in Yalta, Crimea.