Best photos of October 11: Abu Dhabi street art to Nobel Prize in Literature winner

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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  VB Photo Project: Abu Dhabi Street Art and Bus Stop Art. Artist: Farah Falaknaz / Ghiath AlRobih Location: Al Qana Victor Besa / The National

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  A young girl dressed as Hindu Goddess 'Durga' at the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata. AFP

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  Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, seen at the Angel of the North in Gateshead, UK. Reuters

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  A man walks between graves at a cemetery in Hong Kong on October 11, during the Chung Yeung Festival, also known as the Double Ninth Festival, where people honour their ancestors. AFP

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  Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives at the San Damaso courtyard ahead of a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Reuters

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  Believers attend an Orthodox service at St Nicholas Cathedral in Mariupol in Russian-controlled Ukraine. Reuters

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  Members of the Harris-Walz campaign team steam wrinkles out of the US national flag in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AFP

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  Residents check their apartment destroyed by an Israeli air strike in Beirut. AP

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  Mexican Army members take part in the commemoration of the 'Bicentennial of the Republic' at the Zócalo in Mexico City. EPA

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  Water begins to recede from flooded streets in Tampa, Florida, after Hurricane Milton hit. AFP

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  People in a Seoul bookstore read 'The Vegetarian' by Han Kang, winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature. Reuters