A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 26, 2015
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An image distributed by Islamic State militants on social media on Aug. 25, 2015 purports to show the destruction of a Roman-era temple in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. Syria's antiquities chief Maamoun Abdulkarim told Reuters the images did appear to show the destruction of the ancient Baal Shamin temple and correlated with descriptions given by residents about an explosion on Aug. 23.
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호주 경찰관들이 시드니항 국제여객 터미널에서 진행된 '무장범죄자 대응 비상 훈련'에 참가하고 있다.
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Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou of Greece reacts during the final of the women's pole vault athletics event at the 2015 IAAF World Championships at the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium in Beijing, China.
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Paratroopers take part in an exercise of the U.S. Army Global Response Force in Hohenfels, Germany.