A look at the best news photos from around the world.
May 8, 2016
![A Filipino Muslim mother cuddles her baby as she checks her name and polling precinct a day before the country's presidential elections in the front-running presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte's hometown of Davao city in southern Philippines.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3F7F8A70-BCE0-4F78-969F-FAF4B5CCF100_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Filipino Muslim mother cuddles her baby as she checks her name and polling precinct a day before the country's presidential elections in the front-running presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte's hometown of Davao city in southern Philippines.
![A handout picture provided by the Tzu Chi Foundation shows members of the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation celebrating the birthday of the Buddha in Hualien City, Taiwan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8CEB676B-0AF9-41AD-9D9F-617132ABC817_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A handout picture provided by the Tzu Chi Foundation shows members of the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation celebrating the birthday of the Buddha in Hualien City, Taiwan.
![Smoke and flames from the wildfires erupt behind a car on the highway near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, May 7, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/238D950C-5CAC-424B-82E7-9B323B8070B1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Smoke and flames from the wildfires erupt behind a car on the highway near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, May 7, 2016.
![The wildfires glow underneath the Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, May 7, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7579CEE6-84A7-481F-9D8A-FDCAEB986118_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The wildfires glow underneath the Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, May 7, 2016.