Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, C/2023, with an 80,000 year orbit, passes behind geological formations, tufa spires at Trona Pinnacles, California, U. S. October 12, 2024. REUTERS / David Swanson TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Devotees pay tribute to Brazil's national patroness at the Basilica of the National Shrine in Aparecida, Sao Paulo. AFP
The start of Barcolana, the largest regatta in the world, with 1,757 boats in this year's event in Trieste, Italy. EPA
People dressed as cats take part in a parade to mark the coming Halloween at a festival in Tokyo. Reuters
New Flemish Alliance (N-VA) party leader Bart De Wever casts his vote for elections in Antwerp, Belgium, where he is city mayor. EPA
Amputee veterans of the Russian-Ukrainian war take part in a symbolic start to the running festival, the Kyiv Marathon of Invincibility. AFP
Aid bound for Lebanon being packed by volunteers at Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal. Antonie Robertson / The National
Devotees take part in the 'Sindoor Khela' ritual, in which married women anoint each other with vermilion powder, in Varanasi, India. AFP
An idol of Our Lady of Fatima is carried during the Farewell Procession of the October international pilgrimage in Ourem, Portugal. EPA