A look at the best news photos from around the world.
October 23, 2017
![A 37.30-carat diamond "The Raj Pink" is displayed by a model at a Sotheby's auction room in Hong Kong.](https://gdb.voanews.com/485f5772-57d5-4ca1-9545-656911090f84_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A 37.30-carat diamond "The Raj Pink" is displayed by a model at a Sotheby's auction room in Hong Kong.
![Priests and Priestesses perform during the final dress rehearsal for the lighting of the Olympic flame at Ancient Olympia, southwestern Greece.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4ad0360c-29ee-4e3b-8a33-ebe2f42aa973_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Priests and Priestesses perform during the final dress rehearsal for the lighting of the Olympic flame at Ancient Olympia, southwestern Greece.
![A Free Syrian Army fighter walks as he holds his weapon in a damaged shop, in the town of Tadef, Aleppo Governorate, Syria.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9e29c707-50be-413a-b87b-c73bd15fe78c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Free Syrian Army fighter walks as he holds his weapon in a damaged shop, in the town of Tadef, Aleppo Governorate, Syria.
![Romania's Simona Halep prepares to sign autographs for spectators, after winning her group stage match with France's Caroline Garcia during the WTA Finals tennis tournament at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b15f3945-c025-40c9-acb6-ab22b40161a0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Romania's Simona Halep prepares to sign autographs for spectators, after winning her group stage match with France's Caroline Garcia during the WTA Finals tennis tournament at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.