A look at the best news photos from around the world.
ՕՐՎԱ ԼՈՒՍԱՆԿԱՐՆԵՐ 17 մարտի, 2017
![A worker hangs "Kalavas" or sacred threads to dry after dyeing them with colors in Ajmer, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3abf90bd-46f8-499c-8dbd-8a5939db97fa_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A worker hangs "Kalavas" or sacred threads to dry after dyeing them with colors in Ajmer, India.
![An Arabian Class 9 Mare, yearling colts section, is seen during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate, UAE. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7e73a8de-0c87-467a-bca6-33ae6c8047ff_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Arabian Class 9 Mare, yearling colts section, is seen during the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship in the Gulf emirate, UAE. The championship is a competition for purebred Arabian horses which parade during the three-day event to showcase their beauty and talents.
![Competitors take part in the 7th International Jerusalem Marathon, outside Jerusalem's Old City, Israel.](https://gdb.voanews.com/45f7929e-0ce1-4e67-a99a-f454c18bcf98_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Competitors take part in the 7th International Jerusalem Marathon, outside Jerusalem's Old City, Israel.
![University of Michigan guard Derrick Walton Jr. (10) is fouled as he shoots by Oklahoma State University forward Leyton Hammonds (23) during a first-round game in the men's NCAA college basketball tournament in Indianapolis, Indiana.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e467fe4f-4875-43f8-8cac-43af0d5326ab_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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University of Michigan guard Derrick Walton Jr. (10) is fouled as he shoots by Oklahoma State University forward Leyton Hammonds (23) during a first-round game in the men's NCAA college basketball tournament in Indianapolis, Indiana.