A look at the best news photos from around the world.
April 18, 2018
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Pigeons are seen perched on windows in the old city of Damascus, Syria, April 17, 2018.
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A sandstorm approaches in Yazd, Iran, in this image obtained from social media.
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A woman looks at the installation "Upside Down Mushroom Room" by Carsten Holler, part of the Design Week, at the Prada's foundation, in Milan, Italy.
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National Transportation Safety Board investigators examine damage to the engine of the Southwest Airlines plane that made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, April 17, 2018. An "uncontained" engine failure sent debris flying like shrapnel into the plane and it broke a window. Passengers desperately saved a woman from getting sucked out. She later died and seven others were injured.