A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week.

Fans have been left permanently disabled or even killed by rogue baseballs. So what's to be done?

Elizabeth Warren made the claim and accused Facebook of taking cash, "no questions asked".

At 16, MiMi Aung travelled alone to the US for an education. Now she's a project lead on Nasa's Mars mission.

Swing Debôrah Godchaser takes us behind the scenes as the show celebrates 20 years in London's West End.

Governor of the Bank of England says deal takes away the threat of a 'disorderly' Brexit.

Boris Johnson urges MPs to back his agreement with the EU, amid moves by MPs to delay approval of the deal until Brexit laws are passed.

Protests sparked by a metro fare increase turn violent and spread across Santiago.

Holders and tournament favourites New Zealand score seven tries in a 46-14 win over outplayed Ireland who fall at the quarter-final stage yet again.

Juan Mata has persuaded 130 people to donate 1% of their salary to charity as part of his Common Goal project - but should more football figures be involved?

Russia's Artur Beterbiev unifies the light heavyweight division with a 10th-round stoppage of Oleksandr Gvozdyk in Philadelphia.

Ex-students say they are "staggered" the academic has been readmitted to Trinity Hall.

Fifty-eight guests fell ill after eating the contaminated meat at Vicki and Phil Kemp's reception.

A UK-assembled European spacecraft aims to take the closest ever pictures and movies of the Sun.

England are into the World Cup semi-finals for the first time in 12 years as they ruthlessly dispatch old rivals Australia.

Spectators at a US basketball match don T-shirts and masks in support of the Hong Kong protests.

Local officials open a criminal investigation over reports the dam was built illegally.

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard says he did not speak up enough about racism when he was an England player.

England's 'Meatball' Molly McCann claims a landslide decision win over Romania's Diana Belbita at UFC Fight Night in Boston, Massachusetts.

Police said he was part of a smuggling operation which led to the deaths of over 350 people in 2001.

Supporters of the "People's Vote" cheered as MPs voted to withhold approval of the PM's deal.