Our selection of some of the best news photographs taken around the world during the past 24 hours.
A statue in silhouette at St Peter's square ahead of the general audience of Pope Francis at the Vatican
Cambodian soldiers pray during the 10th anniversary of the king's coronation in front of the royal palace in Phnom Penh
Visitors crouch by a Halloween installation of 500 pumpkin lights in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China
Workers look out over a construction site in the Beyoglu district in central Istanbul, Turkey
Spectators walk away from the Antares rocket launch in which the craft exploded seconds after lift-off from Wallops Island, Virginia
Syrian children drink water from a pump in Douma, a suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus
A koala waits to be vaccinated against chlamydia in Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia
Workers clean a canal near Liwan Lake in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China
