A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 26 ມິຖຸນາ 2016
![Plainclothes police officers detain LGBT rights activists as they gather for a pride parade in Istanbul, Turkey.](https://gdb.voanews.com/65607212-7d1a-4102-a618-1139af31056f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Plainclothes police officers detain LGBT rights activists as they gather for a pride parade in Istanbul, Turkey.
![People wearing period costumes pose at the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte (Vaux-le-Vicomte castle) in Maincy near Paris during the annual Grand Siecle day event, a rendez-vous for costume passionates.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5f0ed762-4d07-4618-944f-1097caef59f8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People wearing period costumes pose at the Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte (Vaux-le-Vicomte castle) in Maincy near Paris during the annual Grand Siecle day event, a rendez-vous for costume passionates.
![About 1,000 yoga practitioners perform in an indoor stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam, to celebrate the annual International Yoga Day.](https://gdb.voanews.com/92ccf7a9-7fbe-4674-bd17-e4b45cdb4ff4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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About 1,000 yoga practitioners perform in an indoor stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam, to celebrate the annual International Yoga Day.
![Men flagellate during the Shi'ite Youm Ali procession in Islamabad, Pakistan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0d7f92d4-6f60-4307-8253-ec1c3de3eb83_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Men flagellate during the Shi'ite Youm Ali procession in Islamabad, Pakistan.