A look at the best news photos from around the world.
October 21, 2019
![School children ride on a boat with their bicycles to cross the river Brahmaputra in Kasoshila village on the outskirts of Gauhati, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/713111dd-cf99-4670-a79b-72b32ef93f60_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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School children ride on a boat with their bicycles to cross the river Brahmaputra in Kasoshila village on the outskirts of Gauhati, India.
![Front pages of major Australian newspapers show a 'Your right to know" campaign, in Canberra. Australia's biggest newspapers ran front pages made up to appear heavily redacted to protest against recent legislation that restricts press freedoms. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) ](https://gdb.voanews.com/37103c40-b012-47fe-bcc6-181c85d50289_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Front pages of major Australian newspapers show a 'Your right to know" campaign, in Canberra. Australia's biggest newspapers ran front pages made up to appear heavily redacted to protest against recent legislation that restricts press freedoms. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch)
![Lebanese protesters rally in downtown Beirut during ongoing demonstrations to demand better living conditions and the ouster of politicians who have monopolized power and influence for decades.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e2e7168a-49c7-4636-a93e-cb6f16adf2f0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Lebanese protesters rally in downtown Beirut during ongoing demonstrations to demand better living conditions and the ouster of politicians who have monopolized power and influence for decades.
![Women stand outside a house damaged by a tornado in the Preston Hollow section of Dallas.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f72b1a08-53c9-4d59-9935-02e7b8810694_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Women stand outside a house damaged by a tornado in the Preston Hollow section of Dallas.