A look at the best news photos from around the world.
April 9, 2015

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The statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. is seen through blooming cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., April 8, 2015.

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A member of the Afghan security force holds a woman while rescuing her from the site of an attack in Mazar-i-Sharif. Militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons stormed a court in the city, killing the district police chief and two other officers, authorities said.

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The Paddington Bear balloon floats down Central Park West during the 90th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.

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A worker attaches the name tag of a Buddhist who made a donation to a lantern for the upcoming celebrations of Buddha's birthday on May 25 at Jogye Temple in Seoul, South Korea.