A look at the best news photos from around the world.
October 8, 2023
![A man walks past construction vehicles covered in debris caused by flash floods after a lake burst in Rangpo, Sikkim state, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-1fa9-08dbc7ef3f51_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man walks past construction vehicles covered in debris caused by flash floods after a lake burst in Rangpo, Sikkim state, India.
![Artists perform during the closing ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-c7b2-08dbc821987e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Artists perform during the closing ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
![People take pictures of water rushing under the oldest stone bridge in the Highlands at Carrbridge, Scotland, Britain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-7777-08dbc821a508_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People take pictures of water rushing under the oldest stone bridge in the Highlands at Carrbridge, Scotland, Britain.
![Minna Stess of the United States competes in the Women's final of the Skateboard Park 2023 World Championships, a qualifying event for the Paris Olympic Games, at Ostia's Skatepark outside Rome, Italy.](https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-0aff-0242-10e4-08dbc82197e9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Minna Stess of the United States competes in the Women's final of the Skateboard Park 2023 World Championships, a qualifying event for the Paris Olympic Games, at Ostia's Skatepark outside Rome, Italy.