World in focus - best photos for October 9, 2020

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

A flock of starlings fly in a murmuration over the White House residence. Reuters

Police officers detain a demonstrator during a protest by the squatted left-wing housing project Liebigstrasse 34, which faces eviction by the police in Berlin, Germany. Reuters

French aid worker Sophie Petronin who was freed from captivity in the hands of Islamist insurgents stands with her son Sebastien Chadaud-Petronin as they speak to the media in Bamako, Mali. Reuters

Members of The Royal Ballet dance in Elite Syncopations by Kenneth MacMillan during the "The Royal Ballet: Back on Stage" photocall at The Royal Opera House in London, England. Getty Images

Pakistani United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) peacekeepers patrol the pastures around Minembwe, South Kivu province. AFP

Passengers returning from their Golden Week holiday prepare to take trains bringing them back home at the Hankou Railway Station in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Getty Images

Demonstrators set a police station on fire during a protest against the government's labour reforms in a controversial jobs creation law near the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters

Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza reacts as US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden visits her restaurant during a small business bus tour while campaigning in Phoenix, Arizona, US. Reuters

Paraguay's Arsenio Perez (right) vies for the ball against Luis Advíncula (left) of Peru during a South American qualifying match for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, at the Defensores del Chaco stadium in Asuncion, Paraguay. EPA

Miami Marlins left fielder Corey Dickerson is unable to field a triple off the bat of Atlanta Braves batter Dansby Swanson in the top of the ninth inning of their National League Division Series playoff game three at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, US. EPA

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