Best photos of October 29: From a sleeping astronaut in Beijing to a derailed tram in Oslo

A man looks out from a container restaurant near an art sculpture depicting a sleeping Chinese astronaut in the Songzhuang art district in eastern Beijing. AP
A derailed tram was driven into a building on a busy street in the centre of Oslo, Norway. AFP
A skydiver parachutes at the site of the Giza Pyramids, on the outskirts of Cairo. AP
Morocco's King Mohammed VI and France's President Emmanuel Macron greet the crowds as they drive down a road in the capital Rabat. AFP
A hippopotamus eats grass next to her three-month-old baby hippo at the Hanoi Zoo in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
Tourists walk through Bukchon Hanok Village in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters
A fisherman holds a fishing rod next to waves as Typhoon Kong-rey approaches, in Keelung. AFP
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the welcome ceremony for Finnish President Alexander Stubb at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Reuters
A woman drinks coffee next to her home after it was damaged by a Russian missile strike. Reuters

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October 29, 2024

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