A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 23 ກຸມພາ 2018
![Syrian children wave national flags as they walk in al-Hellok neighbourhood in the northern city of Aleppo, after Syrian army forces replaced the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) which had previously been in control.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d53af569-0875-4ff7-83a8-ac419b2a83fa_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Syrian children wave national flags as they walk in al-Hellok neighbourhood in the northern city of Aleppo, after Syrian army forces replaced the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) which had previously been in control.
![Alexia Paganini of Switzerland performs in the women's free figure skating final in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea.](https://gdb.voanews.com/40e16fa0-079b-4d0b-9639-ee7f43704cc1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Alexia Paganini of Switzerland performs in the women's free figure skating final in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea.
![Hundreds gather in the State Capitol rotunda during a rally Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 in St. Paul, Minn., where concerned citizens are calling for the passage of four bills they believe would substantively reduce gun violence in the state.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9c09fe44-7a9b-466b-9f87-ba29a5399407_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Hundreds gather in the State Capitol rotunda during a rally Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 in St. Paul, Minn., where concerned citizens are calling for the passage of four bills they believe would substantively reduce gun violence in the state.
![(From 2ndL) Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu attend a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin wall to mark Defender of the Fatherland Day in Mosc](https://gdb.voanews.com/54d2ca55-b6e5-46f3-bff9-dee1686070ac_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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(From 2ndL) Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu attend a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin wall to mark Defender of the Fatherland Day in Mosc