A look at the best news photos from around the world.
September 25, 2024
![Astronauts Thomas Pesquet of France and Matthias Maurer of Germany demonstrate their training in lunar surface simulating conditions, at the opening of the new LUNA facility at the European Astronaut Center in Cologne, Germany.](https://gdb.voanews.com/eee645fa-305a-4cae-800f-fa0fa3638a2f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Astronauts Thomas Pesquet of France and Matthias Maurer of Germany demonstrate their training in lunar surface simulating conditions, at the opening of the new LUNA facility at the European Astronaut Center in Cologne, Germany.
![Philippine navy personnel check rifles on display during the Asian Defense and Security Exhibition at World Trade Center, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines.](https://gdb.voanews.com/35e43834-3792-4722-9a7c-692cb872ea99_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Philippine navy personnel check rifles on display during the Asian Defense and Security Exhibition at World Trade Center, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
![Birds sit in cages during a bird-singing competition in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e73ead7a-d55e-431c-b11a-f9de469ed46e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Birds sit in cages during a bird-singing competition in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat.
![Dancers pose before performing at the Five Mountains Folk Festival, started by farmers on the slopes of Mount Merapi Merbabu, in Magelang, Central Java.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3371d02b-21e2-4504-abe2-a69b45d14f3c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Dancers pose before performing at the Five Mountains Folk Festival, started by farmers on the slopes of Mount Merapi Merbabu, in Magelang, Central Java.