News in Pics, July 10: Best photos from around the world

Surfers take advantage of unusually high surf due to Tropical Storm Elsa at Rockaway Beach in Queens in New York City. After coming ashore in Florida, Elsa has moved up the coast and is affecting major cities in the Northeast. Credit: AFP Photo

Demonstrators are gathered outside of the Texas State Capitol during a voting rights rally on the first day of the 87th Legislature's special session on July 8, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott called the legislature into a special session, asking lawmakers to prioritize his agenda items that include overhauling the states voting laws, bail reform, border security, social media censorship, and critical race theory. Credit: AFP Photo

Former Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam looks on during the press conference of the G20 High Level Independent Panel (HLIP) during the G20 finance ministers and central bankers meeting in Venice. Credit: AFP Photo

The empty platform of an U-Bahn underground train at Alexanderplatz station is pictured during Covid-19 outbreak in Berlin, Germany. Credit: AFP Photo

French army forces take part in a rehearsal of July 14's Bastille Day Parade in Bretigny-sur-Orge, southern Paris. Credit: AFP Photo

Devotees not adhering to social distancing norms, offer prayers outside Banashankari temple in Bengaluru. Credit: PTI Photo

Sri Lanka's main opposition members of parliament stage a demonstration against a government crackdown on a spate of trade union and student protests against the administration of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, at Colombo's Independence Square. Credit: AFP Photo