A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 8 ມິຖຸນາ 2015
![More than 173,000 pots of plants and herbs form a flower carpet in front of the city hall in Antwerp, Belgium. To celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Antwerp city hall, artist Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven selected 31 different species to create a design of large geometric figures in bright sixties colors.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1288c17b-22a5-4fcc-a9ea-3f35972542ac_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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More than 173,000 pots of plants and herbs form a flower carpet in front of the city hall in Antwerp, Belgium. To celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Antwerp city hall, artist Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven selected 31 different species to create a design of large geometric figures in bright sixties colors.
![A supporter of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) flashes the V-sign as others wave flags of imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, during a rally in Istanbul, Turkey, a day after the elections. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's long-ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has suffered surprisingly strong losses in parliament that will force it to seek a coalition partner for the next government.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9340332b-7f0c-4960-ac83-d39c063ac364_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A supporter of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) flashes the V-sign as others wave flags of imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, during a rally in Istanbul, Turkey, a day after the elections. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's long-ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has suffered surprisingly strong losses in parliament that will force it to seek a coalition partner for the next government.
![A host reacts on stage as exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama sneaks up behind her during his first public appearance on his current visit to Australia, at a school in Katoomba, west of Sydney.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b73e16ae-1010-47c5-a3a8-a3ba2d1660a8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A host reacts on stage as exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama sneaks up behind her during his first public appearance on his current visit to Australia, at a school in Katoomba, west of Sydney.
![A handout photo released by Greenpeace shows a projection reading in French: 'G7 - Go for 100 percent renewables! Greenpeace' on mountains near Elmau Castle, venue of the G7 summit, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany on the second day of the summit.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1e63c373-3849-4f5a-8d44-14c605edf666_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A handout photo released by Greenpeace shows a projection reading in French: 'G7 - Go for 100 percent renewables! Greenpeace' on mountains near Elmau Castle, venue of the G7 summit, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany on the second day of the summit.