A look at the best news photos from around the world.
October 21, 2022

1
Steve Bannon, center, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump and convicted of contempt of Congress, leaves the federal courthouse in Washington. Bannon was sentenced to 4 months behind bars for defying January 6 committee subpoena.

2
Police use tear gas to break up a protest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) during a demonstration against the decision to disqualify former prime minister Imran Khan running for political office, in Islamabad.

3
FIFA president Gianni Infantino, right, accepts a Warrior Challenge at an official Maori welcome a day before the football draw ceremony for the Australia and New Zealand 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, in Auckland.

4
Forza Italia leader Silvio Berlusconi, left, listens to Brothers of Italy's leader Giorgia Meloni talking to reporters at the Quirinale Presidential Palace after a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella as part of a round of consultations with party leaders to try and form a new government, in Rome.