A look at the best news photos from around the world.
October 31, 2021
![A participant in costume stands amongst gravestones at St. Mary the Virgin's church during the biannual 'Whitby Goth Weekend' festival in Whitby, northern England.](https://gdb.voanews.com/69904587-6ec4-425a-8ad2-121ac53bd779_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A participant in costume stands amongst gravestones at St. Mary the Virgin's church during the biannual 'Whitby Goth Weekend' festival in Whitby, northern England.
![A woman dressed in a creative Halloween costume walks through the popular Shibuya district in Tokyo, Japan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/49dfe77e-6170-472d-a5e8-de4da67bdafd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman dressed in a creative Halloween costume walks through the popular Shibuya district in Tokyo, Japan.
![A person with a cat takes part in a Halloween parade in New Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 30, 2021.](https://gdb.voanews.com/17a66786-3095-486a-9b7c-116c7fd58ee2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A person with a cat takes part in a Halloween parade in New Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 30, 2021.
![A house is covered by ash from a volcano as it continues to erupt on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Oct. 30, 2021.](https://gdb.voanews.com/c06281a1-9e79-472d-852c-654c894b92e4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A house is covered by ash from a volcano as it continues to erupt on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Oct. 30, 2021.