A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 25, 2016

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A line of tanks from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force flare up a smokescreen during an annual live- firing exercise at Higashi Fuji training range in Gotemba, southwest of Tokyo.

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Rescuers make their way through destroyed houses following Wednesday's earthquake in Pescara Del Tronto, Italy.

3
Devotees form a human pyramid to celebrate the festival of Janmashtami, marking the birth anniversary of Hindu Lord Krishna, in Mumbai, India.

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Flood-affected villagers receive relief supplies distributed by defense personnel from an Indian Air Force helicopter, near Allahabad.