A look at some of the best news photos from around the world in the year 2018.
Bi Wêneyan Sala 2018
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An aerial view of an area devastated by an earthquake in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 1, 2018 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.
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Pro-independence demonstrators throw paint at Catalan police officers during clashes in Barcelona, Spain, Sept. 29, 2018.
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Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh gives his opening statement before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sept. 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, regarding sexual assault allegations. The committee heard from Kavanaugh and University professor Christine Blasey Ford, who said he sexually assaulted her at a party 36 years ago.
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American actor Bill Cosby is escorted out of the Montgomery County Correctional Facility, Sept. 25, 2018, in Eagleville, Pennsylvania, following his sentencing to three-to-10-year prison sentence for sexual assault.