A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 28, 2017
![Iraqis run for cover as they flee Mosul's Al-Tayaran neighborhood during an offensive by Iraqi forces to retake the area from Islamic State fighters.](https://gdb.voanews.com/B3A9D126-9CF6-4EBE-B497-8343292817D5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iraqis run for cover as they flee Mosul's Al-Tayaran neighborhood during an offensive by Iraqi forces to retake the area from Islamic State fighters.
![An Israeli border policeman removes a pro-settlement activist during an operation by Israeli forces to evict residents from several homes in the Israeli settlement of Ofra, in the occupied West Bank.](https://gdb.voanews.com/39058157-AC6B-416D-A27D-B59D6E3D7515_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Israeli border policeman removes a pro-settlement activist during an operation by Israeli forces to evict residents from several homes in the Israeli settlement of Ofra, in the occupied West Bank.
![Competitors from the opposing teams, the Up'ards and the Down'ards, reach for the ball during the annual Royal Shrovetide Football Match in Ashbourne, northern England.](https://gdb.voanews.com/F5D52D73-00C4-482A-9218-15440D626F8A_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Competitors from the opposing teams, the Up'ards and the Down'ards, reach for the ball during the annual Royal Shrovetide Football Match in Ashbourne, northern England.