A look at the best news photos from around the world.
March 18, 2016
![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.](https://gdb.voanews.com/31a2d126-a555-4314-b400-8c3091fd3848_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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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.
![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.](https://gdb.voanews.com/740ebc1d-1bf6-4f85-93bf-b06238e8b02b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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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.
![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.](https://gdb.voanews.com/38afa4c5-1727-422d-a1f6-2612a35a8664_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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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.
![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.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5739625f-bce6-45f0-9bb9-62c0dd0ce0ba_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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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.