Updated: October 21, 2017, 11:59 AM
World in focus - best photos for October 21, 2017
Take a look at some of the best photos from around the world today
A woman cries as she looks at her house in Raqqa after a Kurdish-led force expelled ISIL from the northern Syrian city. Bulent Kilic / AFP
A Thai woman holds up a portrait of late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej during a training exercise to pull a royal funeral chariot vehicle, which will be used in the procession for the royal funeral pyre of the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's cremation ceremony, in the area of the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. Diego Azubel / EPA
Head of Japan's Party of Hope and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, centre, and her party lawmakers raise their fists during the last day of campaigning for the October 22 lower house election, in Tokyo, Japan. Issei Kato / Reuters
Rohingya Muslim children, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, wait for their turn to receive food handouts distributed to children and women by a Turkish aid agency at Thaingkhali refugee camp, Bangladesh. Dar Yasin / AP Photo
Italian Moto3 rider Romano Fenati riding a Honda crashes out on turn 10 during the Free practice 3, at the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix 2017 on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. Joe Castro / EPA
Lacey Tower returns to her Jenna Place home in Coffey Park in Santa Rosa, California. Northern California residents who fled a wildfire in the dead of night with only minutes to spare returned to their neighbourhoods for the first time in nearly two weeks to see if anything was standing. Kent Porter / The Press Democrat via AP
Spain's Moto2 rider Iker Lecuona flies though the gravel after falling from his Kalex during the third practice session for the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island near Melbourne, Australia. Andy Brownbill / AP Photo
Detroit Red Wings goalie Petr Mrazek deflects the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals in Detroit. Carlos Osorio / AP Photo
Tony Finau of the United States hits his tee shot on the 4th hole during the third round of the CJ Cup at Nine Bridges in Jeju, South Korea. Matt Roberts / Getty Images