A look at the best news photos from around the world.
1A boy walks on a giant waterlily leaf during an annual leaf-sitting event in Taipei, Taiwan.
2Rescue workers evacuate people from flooded areas after the opening of Idamalayr, Cheruthoni and Mullaperiyar dam shutters following heavy rains, on the outskirts of Kochi, India.
3A 1,800-square meter flower carpet is displayed at Brussels' Grand Place, Belgium. More than 500,000 flowers were used to create the Latin American theme "Guanajuato, cultural pride of Mexico."
4Members of Paraguayan Army's Special Forces Cavalry, one of them with a snake around his neck, walk in front of Paraguay's new President Mario Abdo Benitez (not pictured) during a military parade in Asuncion, Aug. 15, 2018.