• A student gets her face painted to condemn the alleged gang-rape of 19-year-old woman victim by four men in Bool Garhi village of Uttar Pradesh state, in Mumbai. AFP
    A student gets her face painted to condemn the alleged gang-rape of 19-year-old woman victim by four men in Bool Garhi village of Uttar Pradesh state, in Mumbai. AFP
  • An environmental activist reacts while being detained by police officers during a protest against the expansion of the A49 motorway, in a forest near Stadtallendorf, Germany. Reuters
    An environmental activist reacts while being detained by police officers during a protest against the expansion of the A49 motorway, in a forest near Stadtallendorf, Germany. Reuters
  • Two Indonesian foreign domestic workers pose for photos in front of the Bo Law animation artwork at the Hong Kong Museum of Art in Hong Kong. AFP
    Two Indonesian foreign domestic workers pose for photos in front of the Bo Law animation artwork at the Hong Kong Museum of Art in Hong Kong. AFP
  • Atlanta Braves' Marcell Ozuna pretends to take a selfie as he heads down the first baseline after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning against the Cincinnati Reds in Game 2 of a National League wild-card baseball series in Atlanta. Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP
    Atlanta Braves' Marcell Ozuna pretends to take a selfie as he heads down the first baseline after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning against the Cincinnati Reds in Game 2 of a National League wild-card baseball series in Atlanta. Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP
  • People walk past a screen showing the news report that US President Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus in Tokyo, Japan. AP Photo
    People walk past a screen showing the news report that US President Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus in Tokyo, Japan. AP Photo
  • Pupils shake hands with their teacher Parmin as he makes a home visit to students who have poor cellular service and cannot learn online at the remote area in Senden village at slope of mount Merapi and Merbabu in Selo, Boyolali, Central Java, Indonesia. Getty Images
    Pupils shake hands with their teacher Parmin as he makes a home visit to students who have poor cellular service and cannot learn online at the remote area in Senden village at slope of mount Merapi and Merbabu in Selo, Boyolali, Central Java, Indonesia. Getty Images
  • Firefighters battle the Glass Fire as it encroaches towards a residence in Calistoga, California, USA. Reuters
    Firefighters battle the Glass Fire as it encroaches towards a residence in Calistoga, California, USA. Reuters
  • Two men walk past an apartment building damaged by shelling in the Nagorny Karabakh's main city of Stepanakert during the ongoing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region. AFP
    Two men walk past an apartment building damaged by shelling in the Nagorny Karabakh's main city of Stepanakert during the ongoing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region. AFP
  • A South African National Defence Force member directs suspected undocumented Zimbabwean nationals into a vehicle after attempting to illegally cross the border fence to smuggle goods and fuel into Zimbabwe from South Africa near the Beitbridge border post, near Musina. AFP
    A South African National Defence Force member directs suspected undocumented Zimbabwean nationals into a vehicle after attempting to illegally cross the border fence to smuggle goods and fuel into Zimbabwe from South Africa near the Beitbridge border post, near Musina. AFP
  • Honduran migrants wait to receive food from volunteers of the Esquipulas migrant shelter in Morales, Guatemala. EPA
    Honduran migrants wait to receive food from volunteers of the Esquipulas migrant shelter in Morales, Guatemala. EPA
  • People row a boat during an autumn day at the Kolsai lake in Almaty region, Kazakhstan. Reuters
    People row a boat during an autumn day at the Kolsai lake in Almaty region, Kazakhstan. Reuters
  • Bonnie, Charlie, Harry and Heidi Taylor play around on the family farm at dusk in Coonabarabran, Australia. Getty Images
    Bonnie, Charlie, Harry and Heidi Taylor play around on the family farm at dusk in Coonabarabran, Australia. Getty Images
  • Residents visit the grotto of the Virgin Mary at Willy's rock on a beach in Borocay, central Philippines. AFP
    Residents visit the grotto of the Virgin Mary at Willy's rock on a beach in Borocay, central Philippines. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for October 2, 2020

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