Best photos of October 22: Cute dogs waiting for the royals to a giant pigeon

Dogs Lucy and Larry await the arrival of Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia, 22 October 2024. King Charles III and Queen Camilla are visiting Australia from 18 October to 23 October. EPA / BIANCA DE MARCHI AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
Cuban women in traditional costume prepare a tourist for a photo after power was restored in parts of Havana following a major grid failure. Reuters
National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force personnel rescue residents from a flooded street after heavy rain, in Bengaluru. AFP
Women walk among the flags of South Africa and Samoa in the village of Tofasoifua in Samoa. Getty Images
Devotees dance during a pilgrimage to the 'Cristo Negro de Portobelo' on the path to San Felipe church in Portobelo, Panama. EPA
Smoke rises from the southern Lebanese city of Tyre after an Israeli air strike that targeted Al Hawsh village on the outskirts of the city. AFP
An aircraft carrying Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands at Kazan Airport ahead of the Brics summit, in Russia. Reuters
People walk past 'Dinosaur', a hyper-realistic sculpture of a pigeon cast in aluminium created by Colombian-French artist Ivan Argote, displayed at the High Line Plinth in New York. EPA

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October 22, 2024

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