A look at the best news photos from around the world.
September 4, 2014
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Supporters of the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) carry flags during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon. Thousands rallied to support a leading Christian politician's call for a presidential election, in the midst of a political crisis that has paralyzed the government and parliament.
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A supporter of Leopoldo Lopez shouts "Freedom for Leopoldo" while holding a poster outside court in Caracas, Venezuela. The 19-month trial of the opposition leader is coming to a close as the imprisoned politician prepares to give his final remarks in a closed courtroom.
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Guests take cover from the rain under umbrellas as they walk through a labyrinth of 125,000 sunflowers, to mark the opening of the new entrance to the Van Gogh museum and the 125th anniversary of the Dutch master's death in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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A worker hangs a banner with an image of former Greek prime minister and leader of leftist Syriza party Alexis Tsipras at the party's pre-election kiosk in Athens. Greece's conservative New Democracy party has taken a tiny lead among voters over leftist Syriza before the Sept. 20 election, an opinion poll shows.