A look at the best news photos from around the world.
October 4, 2024
![A man walks in the water along a flooded road following heavy rains in the town of Kiseljak, about 20 kilometers west of Sarajevo, Bosnia.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ba065e45-c96c-4412-82bc-3e631aef1a96_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man walks in the water along a flooded road following heavy rains in the town of Kiseljak, about 20 kilometers west of Sarajevo, Bosnia.
![Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gives his first policy speech at the lower house of the parliament in Tokyo, Japan.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f3988803-9f7f-443d-9b48-2e187911daac_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba gives his first policy speech at the lower house of the parliament in Tokyo, Japan.
![Sirinnicha Thampradit, a devotee of the Jor Soo Gong Naka shrine, has swords pierced through her cheek as she takes part in a procession during the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket.](https://gdb.voanews.com/992ea723-ba8e-463c-8391-575f1ed1fb4c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Sirinnicha Thampradit, a devotee of the Jor Soo Gong Naka shrine, has swords pierced through her cheek as she takes part in a procession during the annual vegetarian festival in Phuket.
![A Bahraini protester flashes the victory sign during clashes with security forces at a rally after Friday prayers in support of Gaza and Lebanon, in Diraz village in northwestern Bahrain.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7d59d492-73db-4ba1-8695-cc01b617e27c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Bahraini protester flashes the victory sign during clashes with security forces at a rally after Friday prayers in support of Gaza and Lebanon, in Diraz village in northwestern Bahrain.