News in Pics, October 9: Best photos from around the world

Activists of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) try to break through a police barricade during a protest march towards West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's office to protest against the

French ex-hostage Sophie Petronin, who was released and flew to Bamako, is seen with her son Sebastien Chadaud Petronin during a press conference. An elderly French aid worker and a top Malian politician landed in the capital Bamako to an emotional reunion with their loved ones after being released from captivity by presumed jihadists. Mali announced the release of Frenchwoman Sophie Petronin, 75, and Malian politician Soumaila Cisse on Thursday, alongside two Italian nationals. Credit: AFP Photo

Aerial view showing a fire at the Chapada Diamantina National Park, between the cities of Andarai and Mucuge, in Bahia state, northeastern Brazil. Chapada Diamantina National Park preserves areas of three Brazilian biomes: Mata Atlantica, Cerrado and Caatinga among its 152,000 hectares. Credit: AFP Photo

Secret Service and campaign staff wait while Democratic presidential candidate former US Vice President Joe Biden visits Barrio Cafe in Phoenix, Arizona. Credit: AFP Photo

People look on as delivery riders join a global strike to demand better working conditions, at the Angel of Independence Monument in Mexico City, Mexico. Credit: Reuters Photo

People prepare to board a bus for evacuation before the arrival of hurricane Delta in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Hurricane Delta gained strength October 8, as it churned across the western Gulf of Mexico towards the United States, threatening to batter part of the Louisiana coast still recovering from a separate storm just weeks ago. Credit: AFP Photo

Argentina's Lionel Messi listens to the national anthem before the 2022 FIFA World Cup South American qualifier football match against Ecuador at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires. Credit: AFP Photo