A look at the best news photos from around the world.
October 21, 2021
![Lava from a volcano destroys houses in the La Laguna neighborhood on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/80ddec82-e939-43f3-acec-574ba2479526_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Lava from a volcano destroys houses in the La Laguna neighborhood on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain.
![Large waves hit a sea wall in Newhaven, Britain, Oct. 20, 2021.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7aea2551-a04c-470d-a676-8e0f538ca954_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Large waves hit a sea wall in Newhaven, Britain, Oct. 20, 2021.
![A woman sits on a piece of artwork, "Double Banc," by French artist Lilian Bourgeat, at the French International Contemporary Art Fair, in the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris, France.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e648dd9e-d0a1-462e-a95a-b32f35a881c4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman sits on a piece of artwork, "Double Banc," by French artist Lilian Bourgeat, at the French International Contemporary Art Fair, in the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris, France.
![Pilots of the Patrouille Suisse fly their Northrop F-5E Tiger II fighter jets during a flight demonstration of the Swiss Air Force over the Axalp in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, Oct. 20, 2021.](https://gdb.voanews.com/aa5fc35b-c8e5-4021-bf3e-fbb7d87273e2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pilots of the Patrouille Suisse fly their Northrop F-5E Tiger II fighter jets during a flight demonstration of the Swiss Air Force over the Axalp in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, Oct. 20, 2021.