A look at the best news photos from around the world.
May 17, 2024
![A woman looks at the damage caused by fallen bricks from a building wall in the aftermath of a severe thunderstorm in Houston, Texas.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-fad0-08dc768e0817_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman looks at the damage caused by fallen bricks from a building wall in the aftermath of a severe thunderstorm in Houston, Texas.
![Russian President Vladimir Putin tours an exhibition at the 8th Russian-Chinese EXPO in Harbin, China. (Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via Reuters)](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-180d-08dc768e0076_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin tours an exhibition at the 8th Russian-Chinese EXPO in Harbin, China. (Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via Reuters)
![A synagogue is seen after a man armed with a knife and a metal bar is suspected of having set the building on fire, in Rouen, France. French police shot and killed the suspect.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-978e-08dc768e089e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A synagogue is seen after a man armed with a knife and a metal bar is suspected of having set the building on fire, in Rouen, France. French police shot and killed the suspect.
![U.S. Air Force personnel stand near the coffin of slain airman Roger Fortson during his funeral at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, near Atlanta, Georgia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-e8d5-08dc768e0b8b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. Air Force personnel stand near the coffin of slain airman Roger Fortson during his funeral at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, near Atlanta, Georgia.