A look at the best photos from around the world for October 17.
Updated: October 17, 2016, 12:00 AM
World in focus — best photos for October 17, 2016
A pigeon flies by the television tower in Berlin. Sophia Kembowski / DPA / AFP Photo
The peloton during the men’s elite road race of the 2016 UCI Road Cycling World Championships in Doha. Oliver Weiken / EPA
Iraqi forces deployed in Al Shourah, 45km south of Mosul. Ahmad Al Rubaye / AFP Photo
Dancers perform in a LED dance show as thousands gather to watch the switching on of the lights to mark the start of Diwali in Leicester, England. Christopher Furlong / Getty Images
French rejoneadora Lea Vicens lies on the ground after her horse was toppled by a bull during the El Pilar Feria at La Misericordia bullring. Alberto Simon / AFP Photo
Gavin Sheehan riding Masterson falls over a hurdle at Kempton Park, Sunbury, England. Alan Crowhurst / Getty Images
Members of Syria’s White Helmets search for victims amid the rubble of a destroyed buildings following air strikes in the rebel-held Qatarji neighbourhood of Aleppo. Karam Al Masri / AFP Photo