Best photos of October 8: from a Margaret Thatcher montage in Manchester to heavy traffic in China

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Delegates look at a montage creating an image of former Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher on the third day of the annual Conservative Party conference in Manchester, north-west England. AFP

Pedestrians reflected in glass as they walk in the Ginza district of Tokyo. AFP

Women dressed in matching patterned outfits hold vuvuzelas printed with the image of President Paul Biya during a political rally at Lamido Yaya Dairou Stadium in Maroua, Cameroon. AP

A pro-Palestinian demonstrator hurls fireworks at the Israeli Embassy in Athens during a rally in solidarity with the Palestinian people and against the ongoing Israeli intervention in the Gaza Strip, in Athens, Greece. EPA

People wait in line to enter the Gyeongbok Palace as they visit to celebrate Chuseok holidays, the Korean version of Thanksgiving Day, in Seoul, South Korea. AP

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer takes a selfie during an interaction with business leaders at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai, India. Reuters

Buddhist devotees walk with a float during a parade celebrating the end of the Buddhist Lent in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat. AFP

Drivers merge onto expressway lanes after passing through the Wuzhuang toll station at Chuzhou, in China's eastern Anhui province. AFP