A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 31, 2018
![Louis Farrakhan, from left, Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson and former President Bill Clinton attend the funeral service for Aretha Franklin at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0e6e28c9-6b2b-48b2-862a-fc32f68798e0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Louis Farrakhan, from left, Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson and former President Bill Clinton attend the funeral service for Aretha Franklin at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit.
![People try to get in a bus after subway services were halted after a blackout in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 30, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6a9409ab-b440-41e0-ad40-f7a48dfb61b1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People try to get in a bus after subway services were halted after a blackout in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 30, 2018.
![A policeman from the city of La Joya stands over an 18-year-old male who lies injured after crashing his vehicle while transporting two men and a woman who illegally crossed into the U.S. border from Mexico in Penitas, Texas, Aug. 30, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/24449ff4-d859-43e4-9178-c938c642c6e5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A policeman from the city of La Joya stands over an 18-year-old male who lies injured after crashing his vehicle while transporting two men and a woman who illegally crossed into the U.S. border from Mexico in Penitas, Texas, Aug. 30, 2018.
![A newly launched bullet train undergoes a test run between Yancheng in Jiangsu province and Lianyungang in China's eastern Jiangsu province.](https://gdb.voanews.com/946ed8f0-1035-4fb3-9f8d-d310eb67db0c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A newly launched bullet train undergoes a test run between Yancheng in Jiangsu province and Lianyungang in China's eastern Jiangsu province.