A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 18 ກຸມພາ 2018
![Performers dance at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.](https://gdb.voanews.com/519eaa63-d6eb-4bea-90c6-e58ee8e8a5a3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Performers dance at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
![Wind and ice have formed a bizarre sculpture on the snowy Brocken mountain near Schierke in the Harz region, central Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b0b9b685-2353-4c9a-82b2-bc44e0a3b288_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Wind and ice have formed a bizarre sculpture on the snowy Brocken mountain near Schierke in the Harz region, central Germany.
![A Turkish-backed Syrian rebel drives past a burning shop in the city of Afrin in northern Syria. Turkish forces and their rebel allies were in control of the Kurdish-majority city of Afrin in northwestern Syria, AFP journalists on the ground reported.](https://gdb.voanews.com/017b59ad-7df8-41d8-b521-6159b931cb1f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Turkish-backed Syrian rebel drives past a burning shop in the city of Afrin in northern Syria. Turkish forces and their rebel allies were in control of the Kurdish-majority city of Afrin in northwestern Syria, AFP journalists on the ground reported.
![A Tecal theater group performer is seen during the inaugural parade kicking off the 16th Ibero-American Theatre Festival, in Bogota, Colombia, March 17, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f6669166-96cc-4c8a-96a2-956918d608c5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Tecal theater group performer is seen during the inaugural parade kicking off the 16th Ibero-American Theatre Festival, in Bogota, Colombia, March 17, 2018.