A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 18 ພຶດສະພາ 2018
![Palestinian worshippers pray in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2c9dba80-fd45-412b-ae05-e32f5f6dcf62_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Palestinian worshippers pray in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on the first Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
![Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel during their meeting in Sochi.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c5b15aa7-5179-4879-b1ed-5ea887eb60ce_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel during their meeting in Sochi.
![Nepalese transgenders prepare to participate in the Miss Pink pageant in Kathmandu, Nepal. The pageant was organized to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5b501e9f-c641-40b2-b6a2-121664bf37ee_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Nepalese transgenders prepare to participate in the Miss Pink pageant in Kathmandu, Nepal. The pageant was organized to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.
![Muslims perform Friday prayer on the first day of Ramadan at Baitul Mukarram national mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh.](https://gdb.voanews.com/769c9a81-e2ef-480b-8ff6-16cb311dded7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Muslims perform Friday prayer on the first day of Ramadan at Baitul Mukarram national mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh.