A look at the best news photos from around the world.
October 12, 2021
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A damaged statue of Christopher Columbus is seen in London, Britain.
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Rescuers help locals leave their homes near a high river due to heavy rains from Tropical Storm Kompasu in Gonzaga town, Cagayan province, north of Manila, in this image taken October 11, 2021.
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A 69-meter-tall Buddha statue stands at the Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen temple on the outskirts of Bangkok.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second right, watches a demonstration flight during the opening ceremony of the defense development show "Self-Defence-2021" in Pyongyang, in this picture taken October 11, 2021, and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 12.