A look at the best news photos from around the world.
May 26, 2016
![Members of the 3rd U.S. Army Infantry Regiment known as the Old Guard prepare to place flags on every headstone of fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, USA, ahead of Memorial Day.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ccc92bf2-27b8-46e4-a805-5012fdbe032f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of the 3rd U.S. Army Infantry Regiment known as the Old Guard prepare to place flags on every headstone of fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, USA, ahead of Memorial Day.
![Harvard graduates throw miniature globes in the air during Harvard University commencement ceremonies in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8d477569-dee3-44d7-b0bc-a08208a085e5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Harvard graduates throw miniature globes in the air during Harvard University commencement ceremonies in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
![Lava flows during an eruption of the Piton de la Fournaise volcano on the French island of La Reunion.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d17281a5-4985-43b9-8b17-e4a590a94f15_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Lava flows during an eruption of the Piton de la Fournaise volcano on the French island of La Reunion.
![Iraqi government forces fire an anti-tank cannon near al-Sejar village, northeast of Fallujah, as part of a major assault to retake the city from the Islamic State group, May 25, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c9ae47e8-0cc2-416f-b70f-ce4c4f4869e0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iraqi government forces fire an anti-tank cannon near al-Sejar village, northeast of Fallujah, as part of a major assault to retake the city from the Islamic State group, May 25, 2016.