Best photos of November 8: A volcano eruption in Indonesia to a Hindu festival in India

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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  Indonesian villagers watch Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupting for the second time in four days, from Eputobi village in Titihena, East Nusa Tenggara. AFP

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  The UAE beat India in their first international baseball match at the Baseball United Arab Classic in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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  A woman stands in front of the Phra Borom Banphot Chedi (or Golden Mount) of the Wat Saket Buddhist temple in Bangkok, which is draped in red cloth to mark the annual fair ahead of Thailand's Loy Krathong festival. AFP

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  A fisherman checks his nets at Kedonganan beach in Bali, Indonesia, after President Prabowo Subianto issued a policy writing off the debts of around one million fishermen, farmers and small businesses. EPA

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  Hindu devotees offer prayers in the river Ganges to mark Chhath Puja in Patna, Bihar, north-east India. AFP

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  Balloons are lit up for the National Hot Air Balloon Competition in Wuyi, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province. AFP

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  China's skipper and Paralympic athlete Xu Jingkun poses on his IMOCA Singchain Team Haikou during training for the round-the-world Vendee Globe sailing race, off Les Sables-d'Olonne, France. Reuters

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  Military dog Grainger tests protective goggles at St George's Barracks in Rutland, Britain, after Surrey-based Von Wolf K9 Sport & Service Dog Equipment was awarded a Ministry of Defence contract to help deliver enhanced training for its pack of more than 500 military working dogs. Reuters

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  Hindu devotees worship the Sun god as they stand in the river Yamuna during Chhath Puja in New Delhi, India. Reuters