• A view shows the opening ceremony of the 9th Edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII), the kingdom's annual flagship finance conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 28, 2025. Future Investment Initiative Media Center/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
    A view shows the opening ceremony of the 9th Edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII), the kingdom's annual flagship finance conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 28, 2025. Future Investment Initiative Media Center/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
  • Hindu worshippers pray to the Sun god Surya during Chhath Puja, on the banks of the Brahmaputra river in Guwahati, in the north-east Indian state of Assam. AFP
    Hindu worshippers pray to the Sun god Surya during Chhath Puja, on the banks of the Brahmaputra river in Guwahati, in the north-east Indian state of Assam. AFP
  • Pedestrians cross the E311 on a footbridge at sunset in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Pedestrians cross the E311 on a footbridge at sunset in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • US President Donald Trump with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, during their visit to the American navy base in Yokosuka, Japan. Reuters
    US President Donald Trump with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, during their visit to the American navy base in Yokosuka, Japan. Reuters
  • Vintage planes fly over Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, before game three of the MLB World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers. EPA
    Vintage planes fly over Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, before game three of the MLB World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers. EPA
  • An albino squirrel looks up at a visitor to the Company’s Garden in Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters
    An albino squirrel looks up at a visitor to the Company’s Garden in Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters
  • A woman wades through a flooded street in Hue, central Vietnam, after more than a metre of rain fell in 24 hours, breaking a national record set more than two decades ago. AFP
    A woman wades through a flooded street in Hue, central Vietnam, after more than a metre of rain fell in 24 hours, breaking a national record set more than two decades ago. AFP
  • Two lots in Bonhams' The Uncanny sale in London, which includes items from film and theatre: left, an original production reference bust of John Merrick from The Elephant Man (estimate £6,000-£8,000) and a second stage Guild Navigator head (estimate (£1,500-£2,000) made for Dune. Getty Images
    Two lots in Bonhams' The Uncanny sale in London, which includes items from film and theatre: left, an original production reference bust of John Merrick from The Elephant Man (estimate £6,000-£8,000) and a second stage Guild Navigator head (estimate (£1,500-£2,000) made for Dune. Getty Images

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Best photos of October 28: from the opening ceremony at FII to The Uncanny sale at Bonhams

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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October 28, 2025

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Updated: October 28, 2025, 10:00 AM
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