A look at the best news photos from around the world.
May 18, 2023
![A monkey plays on overhead electric power cables in a street in the north-central town of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-030b-08db57ca1eeb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A monkey plays on overhead electric power cables in a street in the north-central town of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
![Suman Bhutambare attempts to climb up a well after retrieving a friend's sieve that fell into the well, in Telamwadi near Mumbai, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-b5dc-08db57ca2d68_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Suman Bhutambare attempts to climb up a well after retrieving a friend's sieve that fell into the well, in Telamwadi near Mumbai, India.
![Members of U.S. Naval Academy's first year "Plebe" class take part in the annual "Herndon Climb" in Annapolis, Maryland, May 17, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-b02b-08db57ca38a5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of U.S. Naval Academy's first year "Plebe" class take part in the annual "Herndon Climb" in Annapolis, Maryland, May 17, 2023.
![Billie Blain, left, reacts as Tom Mercier performs a handstand at the photo call for the film 'Le Regne Animal' at the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-5a90-08db57ca253c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Billie Blain, left, reacts as Tom Mercier performs a handstand at the photo call for the film 'Le Regne Animal' at the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France.