• Youth pay tribute to a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi on occasion of his birth anniversary, in Amritsar on October 2, 2025. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)
    Youth pay tribute to a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi on occasion of his birth anniversary, in Amritsar on October 2, 2025. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)
  • France's Benjamin Bonzi in action during his first-round match against Reilly Opelka of the US at Shanghai Masters in China. Reuters
    France's Benjamin Bonzi in action during his first-round match against Reilly Opelka of the US at Shanghai Masters in China. Reuters
  • People paddle on boards off the coast of Serignan Plage, southern France. AFP
    People paddle on boards off the coast of Serignan Plage, southern France. AFP
  • A Pro-Palestinian demonstrator carries a cat during a protest in , in Rome, Italy, against Israel's interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla. Reuters
    A Pro-Palestinian demonstrator carries a cat during a protest in , in Rome, Italy, against Israel's interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla. Reuters
  • Residents use a barge to salvage belongings after parts of the Nile flooded near the village of Wad Ramli, north of Khartoum, in Sudan. AFP
    Residents use a barge to salvage belongings after parts of the Nile flooded near the village of Wad Ramli, north of Khartoum, in Sudan. AFP
  • Marina Bay Street Circuit is illuminated as a lightning bolt splits the skyline, in the run-up to the Singapore Grand Prix, the next race on the Formula One calendar. AFP
    Marina Bay Street Circuit is illuminated as a lightning bolt splits the skyline, in the run-up to the Singapore Grand Prix, the next race on the Formula One calendar. AFP
  • Christmas decorations in Caracas, Venezuela. AFP
    Christmas decorations in Caracas, Venezuela. AFP
  • Police vehicles are set on fire as youth-led protests calling for healthcare and education reforms turn violent, in Sale, Morocco. AP
    Police vehicles are set on fire as youth-led protests calling for healthcare and education reforms turn violent, in Sale, Morocco. AP

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Best photos of October 2: From Gandhi's birth anniversary in India to cars set on fire in Morocco

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October 02, 2025

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