A look at the best news photos from around the world.
1. This satellite image by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows the center of Hurricane Milton in the Gulf of Mexico. It is moving ENE at 9 mph with the minimum sustained winds of about 150 mph. Hurricane and storm surge warnings are issued for parts of the East Coast of Florida. Residents in Florida are urged to use today to prepare for Milton's arrival and evacuate if told to do so by local officials.
2. Southwest Airlines employees cover the ticket counters with plastic wrap just before Tampa International Airport was closing due to the possible arrival of Hurricane Milton in Tampa, Florida.
3. Debris from homes flooded in Hurricane Helene is piled curbside as Hurricane Milton approaches, in Port Richey, Florida.
4. Locals sit on a bench at a lake shore as the body of a woman killed during a Russian air strike lies nearby in Kharkiv, Ukraine.
5. A security member grabs a protester as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a press conference with MEP Kinga Gal, Vice-President of Patriots for Europe Group, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
6. A drone view shows a destroyed port after the worst-ever recorded drought caused a landslide on the banks of the Solimoes River in Manacapuru, Amazonas State, Brazil.
7. Supporters of Indian National Congress and National Conference party celebrate early leads in election outside a counting center on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir.
8. The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, light up the sky over an old grain elevator in Brant, Alberta, Canada, Oct. 7, 2024.
9. A view of lakes caused by heavy rainfall between sand dunes in the desert town of Merzouga, near Rachidia, southeastern Morocco.