News in Pics, August 17: Best photos from around the world

Firefighters and volunteers try to extinguish a wildfire burning in the village of Markati, near Athens, Greece. Credit: Reuters Photo

A screen displays the US President Joe Biden's remarks on the crisis in Afghanistan at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square in New York City. Credit: Reuters Photo

A woman places a stone with the name of a relative outside the Casa Rosada government house during the “march of the stones” in homage to Covid-19 victims, in Buenos Aires. Credit: AFP Photo

A diver performs near the Indonesian flag during an underwater celebration of Indonesia's 76th Independence Day at an aquarium in Jakarta, Indonesia. Credit: Reuters Photo

Evacuees crowd the interior of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft, carrying some 640 Afghans to Qatar from Kabul, Afghanistan. Credit: Reuters Photo

Mohammed Siraj celebrates after taking the wicket of England's James Anderson, with India winning the 2nd test at the Lord's Cricket Ground in London. Credit: AP/PTI Photo