Best Photos of October 21: Pope Leo's return to duty to Russian drone strike on Kyiv

  • Pope Leo XIV during his weekly audience in St Peter's Square, The Vatican. AFP
    Pope Leo XIV during his weekly audience in St Peter's Square, The Vatican. AFP
  • Albanian riot police during an anti-government demonstration in central Tirana. AFP
    Albanian riot police during an anti-government demonstration in central Tirana. AFP
  • Oman's Sultan Haitham jokes with Britain's King Charles III during a state banquet at Windsor Castle in England. AFP
    Oman's Sultan Haitham jokes with Britain's King Charles III during a state banquet at Windsor Castle in England. AFP
  • Tents for the displaced Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
    Tents for the displaced Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • A traditional market in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. EPA
    A traditional market in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. EPA
  • French President Emmanuel Macron, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman at the One Planet Sovereign Wealth Funds summit at the Rosewood Hotel in Lusail. AFP
    French President Emmanuel Macron, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman at the One Planet Sovereign Wealth Funds summit at the Rosewood Hotel in Lusail. AFP
  • A Nepalese man holds burning oil lamps as an offering to the Hindu goddess Durga during the Dashain festival at Barahamini Temple in Bhaktapur, Nepal. EPA
    A Nepalese man holds burning oil lamps as an offering to the Hindu goddess Durga during the Dashain festival at Barahamini Temple in Bhaktapur, Nepal. EPA
  • Alligators at Gatorland wildlife park in Orlando. EPA
    Alligators at Gatorland wildlife park in Orlando. EPA
  • Debris at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike on Kyiv. Reuters
    Debris at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike on Kyiv. Reuters