World in focus - best photos for October 2, 2020

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

A student gets her face painted to condemn the alleged gang-rape of 19-year-old woman victim by four men in Bool Garhi village of Uttar Pradesh state, in Mumbai. AFP

An environmental activist reacts while being detained by police officers during a protest against the expansion of the A49 motorway, in a forest near Stadtallendorf, Germany. Reuters

Two Indonesian foreign domestic workers pose for photos in front of the Bo Law animation artwork at the Hong Kong Museum of Art in Hong Kong. AFP

Atlanta Braves' Marcell Ozuna pretends to take a selfie as he heads down the first baseline after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning against the Cincinnati Reds in Game 2 of a National League wild-card baseball series in Atlanta. Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP

People walk past a screen showing the news report that US President Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus in Tokyo, Japan. AP Photo

Pupils shake hands with their teacher Parmin as he makes a home visit to students who have poor cellular service and cannot learn online at the remote area in Senden village at slope of mount Merapi and Merbabu in Selo, Boyolali, Central Java, Indonesia. Getty Images

Firefighters battle the Glass Fire as it encroaches towards a residence in Calistoga, California, USA. Reuters

Two men walk past an apartment building damaged by shelling in the Nagorny Karabakh's main city of Stepanakert during the ongoing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region. AFP

A South African National Defence Force member directs suspected undocumented Zimbabwean nationals into a vehicle after attempting to illegally cross the border fence to smuggle goods and fuel into Zimbabwe from South Africa near the Beitbridge border post, near Musina. AFP

Honduran migrants wait to receive food from volunteers of the Esquipulas migrant shelter in Morales, Guatemala. EPA

People row a boat during an autumn day at the Kolsai lake in Almaty region, Kazakhstan. Reuters

Bonnie, Charlie, Harry and Heidi Taylor play around on the family farm at dusk in Coonabarabran, Australia. Getty Images

Residents visit the grotto of the Virgin Mary at Willy's rock on a beach in Borocay, central Philippines. AFP

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