• A woman cries at a makeshift memorial for Armenians killed during the military conflict with Azerbaijan over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, outside the Armenian embassy in Moscow. AFP
    A woman cries at a makeshift memorial for Armenians killed during the military conflict with Azerbaijan over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, outside the Armenian embassy in Moscow. AFP
  • US actor Tom Cruise (C) jumps between two taxiboats during the shooting of the film "Mission Impossible: Lybra" in Venice. AFP
    US actor Tom Cruise (C) jumps between two taxiboats during the shooting of the film "Mission Impossible: Lybra" in Venice. AFP
  • A man walks past a mural by the artist who goes by the name "Pure Genius" depicting US President Donald Trump as the Grim Reaper on a wall on Houston Street in New York City. The latest numbers are showing coronavirus cases continued spiking in much of the United States. AFP
    A man walks past a mural by the artist who goes by the name "Pure Genius" depicting US President Donald Trump as the Grim Reaper on a wall on Houston Street in New York City. The latest numbers are showing coronavirus cases continued spiking in much of the United States. AFP
  • Two men attempt to bring down a wall during clashes between youths in Apo, Abuja, Nigeria following the ongoing demonstrations against the unjustly brutality of the Nigerian Police Force Unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). AFP
    Two men attempt to bring down a wall during clashes between youths in Apo, Abuja, Nigeria following the ongoing demonstrations against the unjustly brutality of the Nigerian Police Force Unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). AFP
  • Nigerian Police fire teargas at people during clashes between youths in Apo, Abuja, Nigeria following the ongoing demonstrations against the unjustly brutality of the Nigerian Police Force Unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). AFP
    Nigerian Police fire teargas at people during clashes between youths in Apo, Abuja, Nigeria following the ongoing demonstrations against the unjustly brutality of the Nigerian Police Force Unit, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). AFP
  • Pro-democracy activists flash three-fingered salutes while listening to the national anthem outside Siam Paragon, one of the largest shopping malls, in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's Cabinet on Tuesday approved a request to recall Parliament for a special session to deal with the political pressures from ongoing anti-government protests. The Cabinet at its weekly meeting approved the request, which calls for a non-voting session on Oct. 26-27. AP Photo
    Pro-democracy activists flash three-fingered salutes while listening to the national anthem outside Siam Paragon, one of the largest shopping malls, in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's Cabinet on Tuesday approved a request to recall Parliament for a special session to deal with the political pressures from ongoing anti-government protests. The Cabinet at its weekly meeting approved the request, which calls for a non-voting session on Oct. 26-27. AP Photo
  • A man wearing a protective face mask looks on during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Moscow, Russia. REUTERS
    A man wearing a protective face mask looks on during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Moscow, Russia. REUTERS
  • A person uses an extinguisher towards a burning paper-made globe during a demonstration against the fossil fuel industry, in front of the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB), in Frankfurt, Germany. REUTERS
    A person uses an extinguisher towards a burning paper-made globe during a demonstration against the fossil fuel industry, in front of the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB), in Frankfurt, Germany. REUTERS

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World in focus - best photos for October 21, 2020

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