A look at the best news photos from around the world.
August 21, 2016
![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.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e42fc0e5-4bdc-4836-9b9a-34bdee7e0000_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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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.
![Members of a family ride on a motorcycle as they flee an area in the northeastern city of Hasaka, Syria, Aug. 20, 2016.](https://gdb.voanews.com/71f8b852-f1c3-4f5e-a0f6-e543db04cb34_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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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.
![Acehnese men, dressed in woman's clothing, play football to mark the 71st Indonesian Independence Day in Banda Aceh.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f5188210-719b-45a7-b71a-5b886cccfefb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Acehnese men, dressed in woman's clothing, play football to mark the 71st Indonesian Independence Day in Banda Aceh.
![Runners participate in the annual Color Run in Centennial Park in Sydney, Australia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/837655db-c5f6-4906-8e86-a99b41d5176f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Runners participate in the annual Color Run in Centennial Park in Sydney, Australia.