A look at the best news photos from around the world.
October 12, 2017
![A man walks under trees with autumn colored leaves in central Minsk, Belarus.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7f256924-2b3b-4858-a282-562ab94adc83_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man walks under trees with autumn colored leaves in central Minsk, Belarus.
![A Swiss Air Force Super Puma Cougar helicopter releases flares during a flight demonstration of the Swiss Air Force over the Axalp in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland October 12, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/badd2b65-3ae2-4396-a5aa-61ad4b3edc55_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Swiss Air Force Super Puma Cougar helicopter releases flares during a flight demonstration of the Swiss Air Force over the Axalp in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland October 12, 2017.
![People watch as Hoa Binh hydroelectric power plant opens the flood gates after a heavy rainfall caused by a tropical depression in Hoa Binh province outside Hanoi, Vietnam, October 12, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c520bdf6-e3af-4208-948b-80f9517c1b85_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People watch as Hoa Binh hydroelectric power plant opens the flood gates after a heavy rainfall caused by a tropical depression in Hoa Binh province outside Hanoi, Vietnam, October 12, 2017.
![Homes burned by a wildfire are seen in Santa Rosa, California, Oct. 11, 2017. Wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through Northern California sending residents on a headlong flight to safety through smoke and flames as homes burned.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9dcd1cfc-b497-49bd-9e1e-e77ba67fed91_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Homes burned by a wildfire are seen in Santa Rosa, California, Oct. 11, 2017. Wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through Northern California sending residents on a headlong flight to safety through smoke and flames as homes burned.