A look at the best news photos from around the world.
October 4, 2023
![Members of clergy attend the Mass to open the Synod of Bishops led by Pope Francis, in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane ](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-5827-08dbc501803a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of clergy attend the Mass to open the Synod of Bishops led by Pope Francis, in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
![A woman looks at at waves as Typhoon Koinu approaches, in Taitung, Taiwan.REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-5cd3-08dbc5018027_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman looks at at waves as Typhoon Koinu approaches, in Taitung, Taiwan.REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
![Liudmila Melnik wipes tears as she looks at a photo of her husband Oleksandr, who was killed in a battle with the Russian troops, near the City Hall in Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-28a2-08dbc50176cc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Liudmila Melnik wipes tears as she looks at a photo of her husband Oleksandr, who was killed in a battle with the Russian troops, near the City Hall in Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
![A firefighter stands near the fire at Drava International factory near Osijek, Croatia. A large fire at a plastics depot has spread to a nearby building where chemicals were stored, releasing toxic fumes that could pose ecological risks as strong winds began to carry them south, officials said. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic/File Photo](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-e7cc-08dbc50177b6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A firefighter stands near the fire at Drava International factory near Osijek, Croatia. A large fire at a plastics depot has spread to a nearby building where chemicals were stored, releasing toxic fumes that could pose ecological risks as strong winds began to carry them south, officials said. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic/File Photo