A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 18 ກຸມພາ 2018
![People play on the giant frisbee during Spring Festival holiday celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dog at Happy Valley in Beijing, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3dcc8250-68a3-4a34-a442-63ff799ce101_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People play on the giant frisbee during Spring Festival holiday celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dog at Happy Valley in Beijing, China.
![Lukas Runggaldier of Italy soars through the air during training for the Nordic combined competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.](https://gdb.voanews.com/117b504f-288e-496e-af3b-53480bb6dc64_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Lukas Runggaldier of Italy soars through the air during training for the Nordic combined competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
![Devotees react during the anointment ceremony of the 58.8-foot monolithic statue of Jain god Gomateshwara at Shravanabelagola, 145 kilometers (91 miles) west of Bangalore, India. The 1,037-year-old statue is bathed with milk, turmeric, vermilion, saffron, sandalwood paste, powder of medicinal herbs and gold coins.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2dca34a0-0b01-4e1c-a764-cf5670dcd950_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Devotees react during the anointment ceremony of the 58.8-foot monolithic statue of Jain god Gomateshwara at Shravanabelagola, 145 kilometers (91 miles) west of Bangalore, India. The 1,037-year-old statue is bathed with milk, turmeric, vermilion, saffron, sandalwood paste, powder of medicinal herbs and gold coins.
![Syrian children play outside their destroyed school in the Frikeh village, in Idlib's Western countryside.](https://gdb.voanews.com/80ffe5d7-dd84-4fdb-9a39-608092f84c3c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Syrian children play outside their destroyed school in the Frikeh village, in Idlib's Western countryside.