A look at the best news photos from around the world.
October 4, 2019
![A girl poses for a photo during a visit to the Instagram museum "Smile Safari" that recently opened in Brussels, Belgium.](https://gdb.voanews.com/acbf0780-35ee-4135-80eb-add83e2cd425_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A girl poses for a photo during a visit to the Instagram museum "Smile Safari" that recently opened in Brussels, Belgium.
![A devotee at a Chinese shrine walks on embers during the yearly Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, Thailand.](https://gdb.voanews.com/61d0cf3f-8ae7-4af4-af4c-ffcb5eb11fc7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A devotee at a Chinese shrine walks on embers during the yearly Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, Thailand.
![Chihuahua puppies pose for the cameras at an event that celebrates World Animal Day in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.](https://gdb.voanews.com/64a4cccf-9767-4818-9373-028bd8ef9698_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Chihuahua puppies pose for the cameras at an event that celebrates World Animal Day in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
![An anti-government protester wears a mask on the back of her head during a demonstration in Wong Tai Sin district, in Hong Kong, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e823446d-7f51-49fc-a3f4-14baa8ae80f7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An anti-government protester wears a mask on the back of her head during a demonstration in Wong Tai Sin district, in Hong Kong, China.