A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 21, 2023
![U.S. President Joe Biden, aboard Marine One, inspects the fire-ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, Aug. 21, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-c8ba-08dba3357db8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. President Joe Biden, aboard Marine One, inspects the fire-ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, Aug. 21, 2023.
![Firefighters and emergency medical personnel move a resident of a care home, who was trapped in their home overnight, to an ambulance following Tropical Storm Hilary in Cathedral City, California, Aug. 21, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-3111-08dba3357cd8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Firefighters and emergency medical personnel move a resident of a care home, who was trapped in their home overnight, to an ambulance following Tropical Storm Hilary in Cathedral City, California, Aug. 21, 2023.
![An aerial image shows no traffic on Interstate 10 due to flooding and mud on the highway following heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hilary, in Rancho Mirage, California, Aug. 21, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-8c72-08dba3356ca4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An aerial image shows no traffic on Interstate 10 due to flooding and mud on the highway following heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hilary, in Rancho Mirage, California, Aug. 21, 2023.
![Actors, writers and other union members join SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikers in Manhattan in New York City.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-abcf-08dba33583ba_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Actors, writers and other union members join SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikers in Manhattan in New York City.