A look at the best news photos from around the world.
October 22, 2021
![German Chancellor Angela Merkel departs after an EU summit in Brussels.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a3546264-f501-4eea-85e3-dc6092d60114_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel departs after an EU summit in Brussels.
![A municipal worker sprays disinfectant as mask-clad Iranians gather in a mosque in the capital Tehran to perform the Friday prayers, for the first time after authorities eased some restrictions put in place for over a year in a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3f0c8548-b5d9-48c5-94a8-a233703407a9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A municipal worker sprays disinfectant as mask-clad Iranians gather in a mosque in the capital Tehran to perform the Friday prayers, for the first time after authorities eased some restrictions put in place for over a year in a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19.
![A potter makes earthen lamps ahead of Diwali, the festival of lights, in Ahmedabad, India.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5a13f6c1-919f-4d13-878b-c081a7c0554f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A potter makes earthen lamps ahead of Diwali, the festival of lights, in Ahmedabad, India.
![Graves and crosses are seen at the Yastrebkovskoe cemetery, which serves as one of the burial grounds for those who died of COVID-19, outside Moscow, Russia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/14b02c87-764a-4b51-8f08-208f7be9d416_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Graves and crosses are seen at the Yastrebkovskoe cemetery, which serves as one of the burial grounds for those who died of COVID-19, outside Moscow, Russia.