A look at the best news photos from around the world.
July 7, 2016

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People jump over a campfire during a traditional Ivana Kupala (Ivan the Bather) holiday celebration in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 6, 2016. The ancient tradition - originating from pagan times - is usually marked with grand overnight festivities during which people sing and dance around campfires, believing it will purge them of their sins and make them healthier.

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The Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with Expedition 48-49 crew members Kate Rubins of NASA, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) onboard, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

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Young contortionists practice at a training school in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

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The pack speeds downhill during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 190.5 kilometers (118.1 miles), which begins in Arpajon-sur-Cere and finishes in Montauban, France.