Best photos of October 12: Lebanon aid volunteers to mangrove planting

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Volunteers pack aid bound for Lebanon at Dubai Exhibition Centre. Antonie Robertson/The National

A man walks in front of police officers during a protest against rising crime levels in Lima, Peru. EPA

Motorists in Ansty in Warwickshire pass woodland showing autumnal colour. PA

Co-chairman of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organisation, Toshiyuki Mimaki, who survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, uses a magnifying glass to see a monitor while attending a press conference in Hiroshima. Reuters

A man stands next to his house destroyed by a Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Reuters

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic signs autographs at the end of his men's singles match against Czech Republic’s Jakub Mensik at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament. AFP

A performer spins a 'beona' on a stick, a traditional dish-spinning show, during the autumn edition of the K-Royal Culture Festival in Seoul. EPA

Geese are reflected in a puddle in Frankfurt, Germany. AP

Relatives and friends of Israelis taken hostage during the attack on Israel by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023, block a road in Jerusalem to pray for their release at the start of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. AFP

A fallen tree sits atop a car in Port St Lucie, after Hurricane Milton swept through Florida. AFP

Visitors view a sculpture during the presentation of the restoration of the Nymphaeum and fountains at the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome. EPA

King Felipe VI of Spain reviews troops during the Spanish National Day army parade in Madrid. AFP

Indian railway workers survey the site following a derailing of several coaches of the Mysuru-Darbhanga Bagmati Express after a collision with a goods train at the Kavaraipettai Railway Station, located near Gummidipundi, 40km north of Chennai. AFP

Volunteers plant mangrove seedlings in Lampulo village, near Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia. EPA