A look at the best news photos from around the world.
October 14, 2020
![A police officer reacts during clashes between pro-democracy demonstrators and royalists during a anti-government protest on the 47th anniversary of the 1973 student uprising, in Bangkok, Thailand.](https://gdb.voanews.com/eb7802e1-b6b6-45dc-8954-fa6d8cafb746_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A police officer reacts during clashes between pro-democracy demonstrators and royalists during a anti-government protest on the 47th anniversary of the 1973 student uprising, in Bangkok, Thailand.
![In this handout photo released by Roscosmos Space Agency, Soyuz MS-17 space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station (ISS) blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b5bdb832-55ed-4070-a6e5-de25f8b38f95_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In this handout photo released by Roscosmos Space Agency, Soyuz MS-17 space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station (ISS) blasts off at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.
![Expedition 64 NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, left, Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, center, and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, right, depart Building 254 to head to their launch onboard the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2c3947b1-8590-4c09-82c2-103278fdefbb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Expedition 64 NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, left, Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, center, and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, right, depart Building 254 to head to their launch onboard the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
![A resident shows the level of water in his cellar area at an apartment following heavy rains in Hyderabad, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5bcf13e1-c870-455f-b846-d5f33a1845b1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A resident shows the level of water in his cellar area at an apartment following heavy rains in Hyderabad, India.
![Boys spend the afternoon on top of a tree, watching their grazing horses at sunset in Wajay, Havana, Cuba, Oct. 13, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/019ad8e3-d51c-431f-8b15-680bcc424781_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Boys spend the afternoon on top of a tree, watching their grazing horses at sunset in Wajay, Havana, Cuba, Oct. 13, 2020.
![Auxiliary police officers wearing 'Smart Helmet', a portable thermoscanner that can measure the temperature of passengers at a distance, patrol inside a commuter train, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b578a013-5d47-401a-8f6f-ed5e6401f71c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Auxiliary police officers wearing 'Smart Helmet', a portable thermoscanner that can measure the temperature of passengers at a distance, patrol inside a commuter train, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
![A group of cyclists ride during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, at Hayarkon park in Tel Aviv, Israel.](https://gdb.voanews.com/164dbe22-3b71-434e-b856-c96d80cc557d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A group of cyclists ride during a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, at Hayarkon park in Tel Aviv, Israel.
![Pro-democracy protesters march in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands of anti-government protesters gathered for a rally being held on the anniversary of a 1973 popular uprising that led to the ousting of a military dictatorship.](https://gdb.voanews.com/17075128-4cf3-42fc-8c00-aad95c9e78cb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Pro-democracy protesters march in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands of anti-government protesters gathered for a rally being held on the anniversary of a 1973 popular uprising that led to the ousting of a military dictatorship.
![A visitor walks in a field of cosmos flowers in Paju, South Korea.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1a1b3d60-3cd5-4d69-abe1-6eea305049aa_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A visitor walks in a field of cosmos flowers in Paju, South Korea.
![A woman sits in front of the sea after a storm in Barcelona, Spain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/fc1f9b1f-ff8d-4bbe-9a59-d60b12ae751b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman sits in front of the sea after a storm in Barcelona, Spain.
![A paraglider prepares to start on a sunny autumn day at the Mount Titlis skiing area near the Alpine resort of Engelberg, Switzerland, Oct. 13, 2020.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2e072d8c-9089-44fd-a59f-cd56cae5d4c4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A paraglider prepares to start on a sunny autumn day at the Mount Titlis skiing area near the Alpine resort of Engelberg, Switzerland, Oct. 13, 2020.