A look at the best news photos from around the world.
May 26, 2016
![Members of the Old Guard prepare to place flags on every headstone of fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, USA, ahead of Memorial Day.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ccc92bf2-27b8-46e4-a805-5012fdbe032f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of the Old Guard prepare to place flags on every headstone of fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, USA, ahead of Memorial Day.
![Harvard graduates throw miniature globes in the air during Harvard College Commencement Ceremonies in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8d477569-dee3-44d7-b0bc-a08208a085e5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Harvard graduates throw miniature globes in the air during Harvard College Commencement Ceremonies in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
![Lava flows during the eruption of the Piton de la Fournaise volcano on the French island of La Reunion.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d17281a5-4985-43b9-8b17-e4a590a94f15_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Lava flows during the eruption of the Piton de la Fournaise volcano on the French island of La Reunion.
![Iraqi government forces fire an anti-tank cannon near al-Sejar village, north-east of Fallujah, on May 25, 2016, as they take part in a major assault to retake the city from the Islamic State (IS) group.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c9ae47e8-0cc2-416f-b70f-ce4c4f4869e0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iraqi government forces fire an anti-tank cannon near al-Sejar village, north-east of Fallujah, on May 25, 2016, as they take part in a major assault to retake the city from the Islamic State (IS) group.