Best Photos of October 22: from Light Night Leeds festival to pollution in Lahore

  • Nocturnal, by Glow Art Creations, catches the eye on the eve of Light Night Leeds, the UK's largest annual arts and light festival. PA
    Nocturnal, by Glow Art Creations, catches the eye on the eve of Light Night Leeds, the UK's largest annual arts and light festival. PA
  • Farmers harvest lotus roots in Huaian, Jiangsu province, eastern China. AFP
    Farmers harvest lotus roots in Huaian, Jiangsu province, eastern China. AFP
  • Wrestlers in Karachi compete in a Sindhi Malakhra match, an ancient form of wrestling that originated in Pakistan's Sindh region. AFP
    Wrestlers in Karachi compete in a Sindhi Malakhra match, an ancient form of wrestling that originated in Pakistan's Sindh region. AFP
  • Kitesurfers practice at sunset off the coast of Tel Aviv in Israel. AFP
    Kitesurfers practice at sunset off the coast of Tel Aviv in Israel. AFP
  • In Deir Al Balah, central Gaza Strip, graves are prepared for the unidentified remains of Palestinians who died in Israeli detention during the Gaza conflict. Reuters
    In Deir Al Balah, central Gaza Strip, graves are prepared for the unidentified remains of Palestinians who died in Israeli detention during the Gaza conflict. Reuters
  • An Afghan farmer at work in a sunflower field in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province. AFP
    An Afghan farmer at work in a sunflower field in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province. AFP
  • Members of the Presidential Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside the Greek Parliament in Athens. The government plans to ban protests at the memorial after a hunger strike there following a rail disaster. AFP
    Members of the Presidential Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside the Greek Parliament in Athens. The government plans to ban protests at the memorial after a hunger strike there following a rail disaster. AFP
  • A protester films and a police vehicle burns during a demonstration outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Saggart, Co Dublin. Police in riot gear clashed with about 500 protesters in the Irish capital outside an asylum seeker hotel following allegations that a 10-year-old girl was sexually assaulted. AFP
    A protester films and a police vehicle burns during a demonstration outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Saggart, Co Dublin. Police in riot gear clashed with about 500 protesters in the Irish capital outside an asylum seeker hotel following allegations that a 10-year-old girl was sexually assaulted. AFP
  • Commuters ride along a street as smog wreathes the Pakistani city of Lahore. AFP
    Commuters ride along a street as smog wreathes the Pakistani city of Lahore. AFP