News in Pics, August 31, 2021: Best pics from around the world

Canada's New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh gives a speech to supporters during his election campaign tour at Transfer Beach Park in Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada. Credit: Reuters Photo

A volunteer checks a student's temperature before entering a school, as in-person classes return after over a year of online lessons as the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak continues, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Credit: Reuters Photo

Fire crews ride on the back of a truck as they prepare to battle the Caldor Fire in South Lake Tahoe, California. The fire continues to advance towards South Lake Tahoe and a red flag warning has been issued as high winds begin to kick up. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP

Children play in floodwater in Kiln, Mississippi. Tropical Storm Ida made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane yesterday in Louisiana and brought flooding and wind damage along the Gulf Coast. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images/AFP

A first group of 149 Afghan evacuees landed late August 30, 2021 in North Macedonia, where they will stay for a few months pending resettlement elsewhere. Credit: AFP Photo

A cardboard sculpture of a Lego character wearing a gas mask is displayed in 29-year-old artist Monami Ohno's room in Tokyo, Japan. Credit: Reuters Photo