A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 2, 2018
![Sri Lanka's military members march with the national flags at the parade during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 70th Independence day celebrations in Colombo, Sri Lanka.](https://gdb.voanews.com/fee667a6-093f-4be6-919e-2fb9e2613011_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Sri Lanka's military members march with the national flags at the parade during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 70th Independence day celebrations in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
![A woman collects water in a settlement near Cape Town.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2037caed-086c-4b9b-a199-7475b2e1c4f8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman collects water in a settlement near Cape Town.
![A child walks under snow falling at a pedestrian crossing in Tokyo, Japan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a79aaacf-666c-4668-8eb7-4e5118d3e5d1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A child walks under snow falling at a pedestrian crossing in Tokyo, Japan.
![An F-15SG fighter jet, center, along with two F-16 fighter jets on either side from the Republic of Singapore Air Force perform a maneuver with pyrotechnics during an aerial display preview ahead of the Singapore Airshow.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ffaa4d5a-ae7c-426f-af26-1324053b12fd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An F-15SG fighter jet, center, along with two F-16 fighter jets on either side from the Republic of Singapore Air Force perform a maneuver with pyrotechnics during an aerial display preview ahead of the Singapore Airshow.