A look at the best news photos from around the world.
March 9, 2018
![Fireworks explode as the Olympic cauldron is lit during opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, March 9, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1826c2c6-9f0e-4cdb-bd8a-8067475d06df_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fireworks explode as the Olympic cauldron is lit during opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, March 9, 2018.
![Israeli border guards advance down a street during clashes with Palestinian protesters following a demonstration in the West Bank city of Ramallah on March 9, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/be9f6588-0d03-42df-ae33-aa78bec54e26_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Israeli border guards advance down a street during clashes with Palestinian protesters following a demonstration in the West Bank city of Ramallah on March 9, 2018.
![Daomin Liu competes at Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM6 Heat 1 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)](https://gdb.voanews.com/912f2a76-72eb-4a0a-9f5e-c775ee2da119_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Daomin Liu competes at Women's 200m Individual Medley - SM6 Heat 1 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
![A Ninot, a doll depicting a celebrity that will be set alight during the Fallas festival, representing U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is displayed in Valencia on March 09, 2018.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a02f9bf3-e788-49f5-9411-a6c9bf48444d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Ninot, a doll depicting a celebrity that will be set alight during the Fallas festival, representing U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is displayed in Valencia on March 09, 2018.