• A Palestinian boy looks through a bus window as he waits to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
    A Palestinian boy looks through a bus window as he waits to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
  • Filipino policemen in formation during a violent protest outside the US embassy in Manila. Romeo Ranoco / Reuters
    Filipino policemen in formation during a violent protest outside the US embassy in Manila. Romeo Ranoco / Reuters
  • Russia’s Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft blasts off to the International Space Station at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome. Vasily Maximov / AFP Photo
    Russia’s Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft blasts off to the International Space Station at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome. Vasily Maximov / AFP Photo
  • An Afghan youth carries a kite on the outskirts of Jalalabad. Noorullah Shirzada / AFP Photo
    An Afghan youth carries a kite on the outskirts of Jalalabad. Noorullah Shirzada / AFP Photo
  • A man and young girl ride on bike in Central Park in New York City. Jewel Samad / AFP Photo
    A man and young girl ride on bike in Central Park in New York City. Jewel Samad / AFP Photo
  • Azalea, whose Korean name is “Dalle”, a 19-year-old female chimpanzee, smokes a cigarette at the Central Zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea. Wong Maye-E / AP Photo
    Azalea, whose Korean name is “Dalle”, a 19-year-old female chimpanzee, smokes a cigarette at the Central Zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea. Wong Maye-E / AP Photo
  • A man crosses a street during heavy rain in Hong Kong, China. Jerome Favre / EPA
    A man crosses a street during heavy rain in Hong Kong, China. Jerome Favre / EPA
  • A woman sits at a table at the Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany. Michael Probst / AP Photo
    A woman sits at a table at the Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany. Michael Probst / AP Photo
  • A motorcyclist rides past fallen trees caused by Typhoon Sarika in Qionghai, Hainan province, China. AFP Photo
    A motorcyclist rides past fallen trees caused by Typhoon Sarika in Qionghai, Hainan province, China. AFP Photo

World in focus — best photos for October 19, 2016


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A look at the best photos from around the world for Wednesday, October 19.