A look at the best news photos from around the world.
May 3, 2023
![A horse comes off the track after a workout as the sun rises at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The 149th running of the Kentucky Derby is scheduled for May 6.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-ab88-08db4c0557ac_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A horse comes off the track after a workout as the sun rises at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The 149th running of the Kentucky Derby is scheduled for May 6.
![U.S. soldiers take part in an obstacle course during the Best Squad Competition, conducted by the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division and the ROK-US Combined Division at the U.S. Army's Camp Casey in Dongducheon.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-4a9a-08db4c053f8d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. soldiers take part in an obstacle course during the Best Squad Competition, conducted by the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division and the ROK-US Combined Division at the U.S. Army's Camp Casey in Dongducheon.
![Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-7d95-08db4c055843_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican.
![Palestinians inspect the ruins of the house of Palestinian militant, Mohammad Souf, that was destroyed by Israeli troops in the West Bank village of Haris.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-d6d5-08db4c054ee2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Palestinians inspect the ruins of the house of Palestinian militant, Mohammad Souf, that was destroyed by Israeli troops in the West Bank village of Haris.