Best photos of October 4: From Golden Week in China to Christmas in Venezuela - in pictures

  • A Chinese performer surrounded by flames, a traditional molten fire act during the Golden Week holiday in Beijing. Getty Images
    A Chinese performer surrounded by flames, a traditional molten fire act during the Golden Week holiday in Beijing. Getty Images
  • An artist paints an effigy of the Hindu demon king Ravana for the Dussehra festival in Varanasi, India. AFP
    An artist paints an effigy of the Hindu demon king Ravana for the Dussehra festival in Varanasi, India. AFP
  • Houses partly submerged in flooded areas of Bamako, Mali. AFP
    Houses partly submerged in flooded areas of Bamako, Mali. AFP
  • A cat wonders what it's all about after an Israeli air strike in the Mreijeh neighbourhood of Beirut's southern suburbs. AFP
    A cat wonders what it's all about after an Israeli air strike in the Mreijeh neighbourhood of Beirut's southern suburbs. AFP
  • People on Cullercoats Beach, Tynemouth, England, at sunrise. PA
    People on Cullercoats Beach, Tynemouth, England, at sunrise. PA
  • Trees decorated with lights as the Christmas season kicks off, as per a decree of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela. Reuters
    Trees decorated with lights as the Christmas season kicks off, as per a decree of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela. Reuters
  • Fencing action from day two of the Saudi Games in Riyadh. Getty Images
    Fencing action from day two of the Saudi Games in Riyadh. Getty Images
  • Balloons carrying rubbish launched across the border by North Korea are floating in the sky above Seoul to the south. AFP
    Balloons carrying rubbish launched across the border by North Korea are floating in the sky above Seoul to the south. AFP
  • Mangled rail tracks after Hurricane Helene tore through Marshall in the US state of North Carolina. AFP
    Mangled rail tracks after Hurricane Helene tore through Marshall in the US state of North Carolina. AFP