Best photos of November 18: From a bakery in Gaza to arrests in Bangladesh


  • Palestinians queue for bread outside a bakery in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. AFP
    Palestinians queue for bread outside a bakery in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. AFP
  • South African police guard the entrance of a disused gold mine, where thousands of people are thought to be hiding. The site is in the north-western town of Stilfontein. EPA
    South African police guard the entrance of a disused gold mine, where thousands of people are thought to be hiding. The site is in the north-western town of Stilfontein. EPA
  • Chinese artist Kong Ning wears her Purple Shells installation at the Cop29 summit, alongside French climate activist David Ligouy, left. Reuters
    Chinese artist Kong Ning wears her Purple Shells installation at the Cop29 summit, alongside French climate activist David Ligouy, left. Reuters
  • A woman returns to her home after it was damaged when a typhoon hit Aurora province, in the Philippines. EPA
    A woman returns to her home after it was damaged when a typhoon hit Aurora province, in the Philippines. EPA
  • Climate activists march outside the Environment Ministry building in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA
    Climate activists march outside the Environment Ministry building in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA
  • Candles are lit at an event in the Czech capital Prague to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution. AFP
    Candles are lit at an event in the Czech capital Prague to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution. AFP
  • Emergency workers arrive in the Mar Elias area of Beirut, after a deadly Israel air strike. Reuters
    Emergency workers arrive in the Mar Elias area of Beirut, after a deadly Israel air strike. Reuters
  • Mohammad Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal, centre, speaks to the media after 13 former senior government officials were arrested over accusations they 'enabled massacres' during an uprising in August. AFP
    Mohammad Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal, centre, speaks to the media after 13 former senior government officials were arrested over accusations they 'enabled massacres' during an uprising in August. AFP