A look at the best news photos of 2023 from around the world. Click here to see part 1.
Photos of the Year 2023 - Part 2
![A Ukrainian serviceman of the 53rd brigade fires an RPG-9 toward Russian positions on the frontline close to Donetsk, Ukraine, Aug. 19, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-6331-08dbff24e1f4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Ukrainian serviceman of the 53rd brigade fires an RPG-9 toward Russian positions on the frontline close to Donetsk, Ukraine, Aug. 19, 2023.
![Participants climb a greasy pole called "Panjat Pinang" to collect prizes hung at the top during a continuous celebration since three days of Indonesia's 78th Independence Day, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Aug. 20, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-6bc1-08dba19fe968_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Participants climb a greasy pole called "Panjat Pinang" to collect prizes hung at the top during a continuous celebration since three days of Indonesia's 78th Independence Day, in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Aug. 20, 2023.
![U.S. President Joe Biden, aboard Marine One, inspects the fire-ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, Aug. 21, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-c8ba-08dba3357db8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. President Joe Biden, aboard Marine One, inspects the fire-ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, Aug. 21, 2023.
![Local residents watch a wildfire in Avantas village, near Alexandroupolis, Greece, Aug. 21, 2023.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-f15e-08dc057c0313_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Local residents watch a wildfire in Avantas village, near Alexandroupolis, Greece, Aug. 21, 2023.