A look at the best news photos from around the world.
September 1, 2021
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The flags of the U.S. and Australia are projected onto the sails of the Opera House to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the alliance between Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. known as the ANZUS Treaty in Sydney.
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A Taliban fighter (C) walks past shoppers along Mandawi market in Kabul, Afghanistan, a day after the U.S. pulled all its troops out of the country to end a brutal 20-year war.
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A girl in the first grade cries during a ceremony marking the start of classes at a school as part of the traditional opening of the school year known as "Day of Knowledge" amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Fallas festival kicks off after its suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Valencia, Spain.