A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ພາບເດັ່ນ ປະຈຳ ວັນທີ 22 ພຶດສະພາ 2016
![Lotus-shaped illuminated lanterns float during Vesak celebrations on Beira Lake in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to mark the birth, enlightenment and demise of Buddha.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7038a2e2-27a5-4203-8b16-adccb9cf082a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Lotus-shaped illuminated lanterns float during Vesak celebrations on Beira Lake in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to mark the birth, enlightenment and demise of Buddha.
![A boy attempts to move a coin into his mouth during a celebration of the patron saint Santa Rita de Cascia in Baclaran, Paranaque city, metro Manila, Philippines.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d5c4633d-849f-4cb3-96d6-44fca7abadb8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A boy attempts to move a coin into his mouth during a celebration of the patron saint Santa Rita de Cascia in Baclaran, Paranaque city, metro Manila, Philippines.
![Police cadets throw their white hats into the air after taking their oaths at the 56th Hesse Day in Herborn, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/39896c47-fc5c-4501-b8b5-6a9be45653a9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police cadets throw their white hats into the air after taking their oaths at the 56th Hesse Day in Herborn, Germany.
![A horse moves along a muddy track after rain ahead of the 141st Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, May 21, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/64c984d1-750d-4897-9efe-d3f3382dbf05_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A horse moves along a muddy track after rain ahead of the 141st Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, May 21, 2016.