A look at the best news photos from around the world.
June 26, 2024
![Police use water cannons and tear gas to disperse teachers and principals protesting against salary anomalies during an anti-government demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0a00-0242-d96b-08dc96073b25_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police use water cannons and tear gas to disperse teachers and principals protesting against salary anomalies during an anti-government demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
![The charred vehicles by the Apache Fire sit parked in Palermo, California, Jun. 25, 2024.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0a00-0242-be37-08dc96073afc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The charred vehicles by the Apache Fire sit parked in Palermo, California, Jun. 25, 2024.
![''Bruciamo tutto'' (Let's burn everything) activist is removed by police after she poured red paint on the Spanish Steps to protest against femicides in Rome, Italy.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-d4b9-08dc96074f4e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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''Bruciamo tutto'' (Let's burn everything) activist is removed by police after she poured red paint on the Spanish Steps to protest against femicides in Rome, Italy.
![A firefighter sprays water to control the burning of seized illegal drugs during a destruction ceremony to mark the U.N.'s "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking" in Yangon, Myanmar.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0a00-0242-5bf6-08dc96073b1b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A firefighter sprays water to control the burning of seized illegal drugs during a destruction ceremony to mark the U.N.'s "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking" in Yangon, Myanmar.