A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 21, 2016

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Kurdish Peshmerga forces help people from Sunni Muslims, who fled the Islamic State's strongholds of Hawija, as they arrive on the outskirts of Kirkuk, Iraq.

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Members of a family ride on a motorcycle as they flee an area in the northeastern city of Hasaka, Syria, Aug. 20, 2016.

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Acehnese men, dressed in woman's clothing, play football to mark the 71st Indonesian Independence Day in Banda Aceh.

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Runners participate in the annual Color Run in Centennial Park in Sydney, Australia.