A look at the best news photos from around the world.
September 22, 2021
![A child hugs Pope Francis during the weekly general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5f874601-1c8e-4e69-8cd7-49d32100858e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A child hugs Pope Francis during the weekly general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.
![Texas Department of Safety vehicles lines the bank of the Rio Grande near an encampment of migrants, many from Haiti, in Del Rio, Texas.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d7f563f4-24ac-4222-95e2-6886c267403b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Texas Department of Safety vehicles lines the bank of the Rio Grande near an encampment of migrants, many from Haiti, in Del Rio, Texas.
![People wearing protective masks are seen on a train that is traveling through the Shinjuku district in Tokyo, Japan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/90ed7236-ce51-4bdc-bfcd-f08af8bf5113_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People wearing protective masks are seen on a train that is traveling through the Shinjuku district in Tokyo, Japan.
![Riot Police respond as protesters rally against the construction industry's COVID-19 mandates, in Melbourne, Australia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0969a3c2-171e-4815-9d2f-460600b9d413_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Riot Police respond as protesters rally against the construction industry's COVID-19 mandates, in Melbourne, Australia.