A look at the best news photos from around the world.
February 18, 2020
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Residents of a suburban neighborhood on the edge of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo return to their homes to check the damage caused by fighting between regime forces and rebel fighters.
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People walk by a poster by Italian urban artist Salvatore Benintende aka "TVBOY" depicting Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa wearing a protective face mask and holding a mobile phone reading "Mobile World Virus" in a street of Barcelona, Spain.
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Fog covers the base of the Kuwait Towers, in the capital Kuwait City.
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The humanoid robot Sophia, developed by Hong Kong-based company Hanson Robotics, appears on stage during a session on artificial intelligence in Kolkata, India.
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NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Newman (6) wrecks during the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, Feb. 17, 2020.
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U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders campaigns in Richmond, California, Feb. 17, 2020.
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The Altare della Patria monument is seen at sunset in Rome, Italy.
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Residents walk past a mural painted on a building at a slum clearance board residential community in Chennai, India.