Best photos of October 21: Rohingya refugees to blackouts in Cuba

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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  A soldier on a relief boat approaches a boat loaded with dozens of Rohingya refugees anchored off the coast of Labuhan Haji in Southern Aceh province on October 21, 2024. A boat loaded with more than 100 Rohingya refugees was spotted off Indonesia's westernmost province with at least one dead body seen on board, local officials said on October 19. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)

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  Flames and smoke rise in the aftermath of Israeli air strikes on Dahieh, southern Beirut. AP

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  A herder leads his camels along the shore of Yasmina lake in Merzouga, Morocco. AFP

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  Ministers of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's cabinet gather for a photo after their swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta. AFP

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  A man donning an effigy of the Hindu demon king Ravana mingles with the crowd, marking the Nakkataiya festival in Varanasi, India. AFP

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  A pedestrian descends an escalator in Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai. Bloomberg

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  A quarantine lorry disinfects Baekam Village in Yongin, South Korea, after a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu was detected in the area's avian population. EPA

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  People pass the time at the seafront during a blackout after the failure of a power plant in Havana, Cuba. AP