A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 18 ທັນວາ 2018
![Students prepare for an event marking the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening up at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d9d0afa8-8d5b-4bd3-871c-db9e8925e781_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Students prepare for an event marking the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening up at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
![Former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn departs the US District Court in Washington after his sentencing was delayed.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9a8cec19-d251-4ff9-8a01-1fbcc4277e27_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn departs the US District Court in Washington after his sentencing was delayed.
![A police honor guard carries the casket out of All Saints Catholic Church after funeral service for Dekalb County Police officer Edgar Flores, in Dunwoody, Ga.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8df8e15c-2c2a-4e59-a1ec-9cfcfe58d9de_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A police honor guard carries the casket out of All Saints Catholic Church after funeral service for Dekalb County Police officer Edgar Flores, in Dunwoody, Ga.
![A resident is seen after a fire at Educandos neighborhood, on a branch of the Rio Negro, a tributary to the Amazon river, in the city of Manaus, Brazil.](https://gdb.voanews.com/59cc4901-a0a3-46b4-bda7-5847aef4aa7c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A resident is seen after a fire at Educandos neighborhood, on a branch of the Rio Negro, a tributary to the Amazon river, in the city of Manaus, Brazil.