A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 25, 2016
![Marcel Hug of Switzerland competes in the men's 1,500m wheelchair competition at Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2b7db85b-67be-4895-b400-da8c00a8b7ce_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Marcel Hug of Switzerland competes in the men's 1,500m wheelchair competition at Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland.
![Australian rainbow lorikeets (parrots), cool off in a sprinkler at the zoo of Pessac near Bordeaux, France, as temperatures soar across the country.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5c4c30d1-4a7a-4691-8839-50e68bca7462_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Australian rainbow lorikeets (parrots), cool off in a sprinkler at the zoo of Pessac near Bordeaux, France, as temperatures soar across the country.
![Journalists walk through cardboard cutouts showing where attendees will sit for the upcoming 2016 MTV VMA awards in New York.](https://gdb.voanews.com/37a89a2a-f29c-415b-bc8e-4c7c39441a0f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Journalists walk through cardboard cutouts showing where attendees will sit for the upcoming 2016 MTV VMA awards in New York.
![A parent of one of the abducted Chibok school girls cries after the police prevented the parents from seeing President Muhammadu Buhari during a rally in Abuja, Nigeria.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bc9cc02d-07ce-44a8-b9c6-2ad3dbfe50c5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A parent of one of the abducted Chibok school girls cries after the police prevented the parents from seeing President Muhammadu Buhari during a rally in Abuja, Nigeria.