The best images from around the world for Oct. 21
People stand around "Umbrellas", the sculpture by Giorgos Zogolopoulos, as it is illuminated in pink light to mark the Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Thessaloniki , Greece.Alexandros Avramidis/Reuters
Master Corporal Champagne Leblanc, a medic with the Canadian Armed Forces tapes poppies to a pole in front of the Service Canada building where two soldiers were struck by a car by a man in his 30s who was later shot by police .Christinne Muschi/The Globe and Mail
Women embrace near a damaged shop after shelling not far from Donetsk airport in the town of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.Dmitry Lovetsky/The Associated Press
A woman (C) who had called for pro-democracy protesters to leave, is reflected in a mirror held up by activists in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong.Alex Ogle/AFP / Getty Images
Pakistani supporters of former cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan, listen to his speech during a sit-in protest against government in front of the Parliament in Islamabad.Aamir Qureshi/AFP / Getty Images
A man takes a photograph on his mobile phone in strong winds on Blackpool seafront, brought about by the remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo in Blackpool, northwest England.Oli Scarff/AFP / Getty Images
Nicolas Sarkozy answers from the media as he arrives for a visit in Cannes. Sarkozy announced last month that he would run for the leadership of the conservative UMP.Valery Hache/AFP / Getty Images
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, waves from a state carriage seated next to Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge , during the welcome ceremony for Singapore's President Tony Tan Keng Yam.Jack Taylor/AFP / Getty Images
Pilots make their way to their planes before the departure of CF-18 Hornets in support of Operation IMPACT, in Cold Lake, Alberta .Jason Franson/The Canadian Press
The captain of a hot air balloon ignites gas burners to lift one of the world largest balloons as it flies over a camel farm in the Margham desert about 60 km (37 miles) southeast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Kamran Jebreili/The Associated Press