A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 31 ກໍລະກົດ 2016
![A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government gestures after other fighters fire artillery at Islamic State fighters during a battle in Sirte, Libya.](https://gdb.voanews.com/04c1e03e-97a9-4c70-9e4e-f8996a85e252_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government gestures after other fighters fire artillery at Islamic State fighters during a battle in Sirte, Libya.
![A family rows a banana raft in a flood affected area in Morigaon district, east of Gauhati, northeastern Assam state, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8372ac07-a12e-4066-947a-a64e904e4002_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A family rows a banana raft in a flood affected area in Morigaon district, east of Gauhati, northeastern Assam state, India.
![A performer prepares to take part in a ceremony to mark the one year anniversary of Beijing's successful bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics at the Badaling Great Wall in Beijing, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/540ed1bd-9a80-4c36-8feb-3c2362885d7c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A performer prepares to take part in a ceremony to mark the one year anniversary of Beijing's successful bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics at the Badaling Great Wall in Beijing, China.
![Participants fight for the ball during a handball match at the so called "Wattoluempiade" (Mud Olympics) in Brunsbuettel at the North Sea, Germany, July 30, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f2fe7d83-99a9-4f1f-aaaa-f3e1144977ab_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Participants fight for the ball during a handball match at the so called "Wattoluempiade" (Mud Olympics) in Brunsbuettel at the North Sea, Germany, July 30, 2016.