News in Pics, October 5: Best photos from around the world

  

Firefighters of Beirut's fire brigade sit in a truck before heading out from their Karantina neighbourhood headquarters in the Lebanese capital. Sweeping forest fires, a monster explosion that killed friends, then bizarre Beirut blazes: Lebanon's rescuers are still reeling from a devastating year, but are determined to press on. Credit: AFP Photo

A man walks past a mural by artist Eric Junker which reads ‘Vote- Remember Them In November’ in Los Angeles, California. The mural features images of deceased Black shooting victims George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery. Floyd and Taylor were killed by police while Arbery was gunned down by two white men in Georgia while jogging. Credit: AFP Photo

Police personnel try to stop Bhim Army President Chandrashekhar Azad and party workers while they were on their way to meet the family members of a 19-year-old Dalit woman who died after being allegedly gang-raped two weeks ago, at Sasni road in Hathras. Credit: PTI Photo

A woman wearing a wreath in colours of a former white-red-white flag of Belarus takes part in a rally demanding to free jailed activists of the opposition in Minsk. Belarusian police used water cannon to disperse a rally in Minsk as tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in the latest weekend protest against strongman Alexander Lukashenko's disputed re-election. Credit: AFP Photo

A worker stands near a vehicle covered with debris on a street in Breil-sur-Roya, south-eastern France, after extensive flooding caused widespread damage in the Alpes-Maritimes department. French and Italian rescue services stepped up their search efforts after floods cut off several villages near the two countries' border, causing widespread damage and killing two people in Italy. Credit: AFP Photo

Vatican Swiss Guards arrive at the St. Damaso courtyard on the occasion of the swearing-in ceremony at the Vatican. The ceremony is held to commemorate the day in 1527 when 147 Swiss Guards died protecting Pope Clement VII during the Sack of Rome. Credit: AP Photo