World in focus - best photos for October 13, 2019

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

Sailing boats are seen during the Barcolana regatta in front of Trieste harbour, Italy. Reuters

Anti-government protesters setup a four-metre tall statue "The Lady Liberty of Hong Kong", that symbolises the city's recent democratic movement, was brought to Lion Rock, one of Hong Kong's iconic peaks Sunday morning in Hong Kong. AP Photo

An A380 aircraft lands as the full moon shines at the international airport in Frankfurt, Germany. AP Photo

US actor Donald Sutherland blows a kiss as he arrives for the opening ceremony of the 11th edition of the Lumiere Film Festival in Lyon, central eastern France. AFP

A demonstator takes a snapshot during clashes with riot police in the 10th day of a protest over a fuel price hike ordered by the government to secure an IMF loan, in the surroundings of the National Assembly in Quito. AFP

Catholic faithful gather to receive the image of the Virgin of Zapopan, during the annual pilgrimage to the Basilica of Zapopan, in Zapopan, state of Jalisco, Mexico. AFP

A rescue worker swims as he checks around a flooded residential area due to Typhoon Hagibis, in Kawasaki, Japan. Reuters

A migrant tends to a child while surrounded by members of the National Guard near Tuzantan, Chiapas state, Mexico. AP Photo

Simone Biles of United States competes in Women's Vault Final in the Apparatus Finals during Day 9 of 49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, Germany. Getty Images

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