A look at the best news photos from around the world.
October 17, 2017
![Residents paddle boats in a flooded village after heavy rain caused by a tropical depression, in Hanoi, Vietnam.](https://gdb.voanews.com/106F001A-CB3B-4EB7-8B07-EAD7446156CA_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Residents paddle boats in a flooded village after heavy rain caused by a tropical depression, in Hanoi, Vietnam.
![Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters ride atop a military vehicle in Raqqa as they celebrate victory and the liberation of Raqqa from Islamic State militants.](https://gdb.voanews.com/134A9DD6-3478-48A5-9797-044E32CB5D0B_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters ride atop a military vehicle in Raqqa as they celebrate victory and the liberation of Raqqa from Islamic State militants.
![A woman picks marigold flowers to sell them to a market for the Tihar festival, also called Diwali, in Kathmandu, Nepal.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5F691001-7E22-4E7A-BF1B-20C77481D3FE_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman picks marigold flowers to sell them to a market for the Tihar festival, also called Diwali, in Kathmandu, Nepal.
![Vehicles are seen during a traffic jam at Yamuna Bridge in Allahabad, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/426A1DF2-B2F0-4187-BCA9-99533917DDCE_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Vehicles are seen during a traffic jam at Yamuna Bridge in Allahabad, India.