A look at the best news photos from around the world.
March 18, 2016
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Pere Miro (R), Deputy Director General of Relations with the Olympic Movement, Director of Olympic Solidarity and NOC Relations, talks to Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini (L) during a joint press conference of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) in Berlin, Germany.
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Sculptures by artist Rainer Opolka are on display at the Neumarkt market square in Dresden, eastern Germany. The 66 life-sized metal wolf sculptures are part of the exhibition 'The wolves are back', focusing on the hazards of xenophobia, hate and right-wing extremism.
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Lt.-Gen. Sergei Rudskoi of the Russian Military General Staff speaks to the media, in Moscow about his country's support for the Syrian army's offensive on Palmyra.
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A banner placed by activists is displayed on a street sign at a makeshift camp for refugees and migrants at the Greek-Macedonian border, near the village of Idomeni, Greece, March 17, 2016.