A look at the best news photos from around the world.
October 24, 2019

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A child dressed as the Hindu deity Shiva waits for alms from pilgrims in Pushkar in the western Indian state of Rajasthan.

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The flag-draped casket of the late U.S. Representative Elijah Cummings (D-MD) is carried through National Statuary Hall during a memorial service at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.

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A pro-democracy demonstrator wearing a mask in Hong Kong holds an Estelada (Catalonia separatist flag) during a protest in Hong Kong’s Chater Garden to show solidarity with the Catalonian independence movement in Spain.

4
Dakar rally manager of the road Pablo Eli and sports coordinator Edo Mossi drive in Saudi Arabia during preparation for the next Dakar 2020. The race will kick off on January 5 in Jeddah and will run until January 17.