A look at the best news photos from around the world.
October 19, 2017
![A firefighter extinguishes a fire at Kandawgyi Palace hotel in Yangon, Myanmar. One person died in a pre-dawn blaze that tore through a teakwood hotel popular with foreign visitors to the country's main city.](https://gdb.voanews.com/617203ba-ce28-44cc-9c67-0d3799602410_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A firefighter extinguishes a fire at Kandawgyi Palace hotel in Yangon, Myanmar. One person died in a pre-dawn blaze that tore through a teakwood hotel popular with foreign visitors to the country's main city.
![Female fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) gather during a celebration at the iconic Al-Naim square in Raqqa, after retaking the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d08f3978-737c-4b1d-9dc3-2f7bc7759575_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Female fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) gather during a celebration at the iconic Al-Naim square in Raqqa, after retaking the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters.
![A troupe charges and fire their rifles loaded with gunpowder during a national competition for Tabourida, a traditional horse riding show also known as Fantasia, in El Jadida, Morocco, Oct. 18, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6651b614-76df-4af0-a9f5-af16536fdf24_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A troupe charges and fire their rifles loaded with gunpowder during a national competition for Tabourida, a traditional horse riding show also known as Fantasia, in El Jadida, Morocco, Oct. 18, 2017.
![A woman walks on the muddy banks of the Ganges river in Allahabad, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5f37d82a-9468-4ca9-a45b-7ab199552988_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman walks on the muddy banks of the Ganges river in Allahabad, India.