A look at the best news photos from around the world.
October 18, 2021

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First-year students of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland take part in the yearly Raisin Monday shaving foam fight on the Lower College Lawn in St. Andrews.

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A hot air balloon flies over the city of Torres, in the south of Brazil, during the 34th Brazilian Ballooning Championship, Oct. 17, 2021.

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Greek actress Xanthi Georgiou, playing the part of the High Priestess, lights the torch during the flame lighting ceremony for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Ancient Olympia archeological site, birthplace of the ancient Olympics in southern Greece.