Best Photos of October 30: from German Chancellor controlling a robot to festival of lights in Myanmar


  • German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, right, steers DLR's humanoid walking robot TORO, watched by Minister for Research, Technology and Space Dorothee Baer, second right, at the launch of the country's High-Tech Agenda in Berlin. AFP
    German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, right, steers DLR's humanoid walking robot TORO, watched by Minister for Research, Technology and Space Dorothee Baer, second right, at the launch of the country's High-Tech Agenda in Berlin. AFP
  • The partly flooded village of Blatten, Switzerland, following recent snow, five months after it was hit by a landslide. AP
    The partly flooded village of Blatten, Switzerland, following recent snow, five months after it was hit by a landslide. AP
  • A Cuban farmer rescues his dog and some belongings from his flooded house after Hurricane Melissa passed through San Miguel de Parada, in Santiago de Cuba province. AFP
    A Cuban farmer rescues his dog and some belongings from his flooded house after Hurricane Melissa passed through San Miguel de Parada, in Santiago de Cuba province. AFP
  • Soldiers wearing First World War Sikh infantry uniforms and carrying period equipment launch the British military's 1914 Sikhs ceremonial marching troop at Wellington Barracks in London. The troop is dedicated to honouring the Sikh soldiers who served in the First World War and beyond. AP
    Soldiers wearing First World War Sikh infantry uniforms and carrying period equipment launch the British military's 1914 Sikhs ceremonial marching troop at Wellington Barracks in London. The troop is dedicated to honouring the Sikh soldiers who served in the First World War and beyond. AP
  • Camels frame a tower at Jiayu Pass on the Great Wall of China and the ancient Silk Road, in Jiayuguan, Gansu province. Reuters
    Camels frame a tower at Jiayu Pass on the Great Wall of China and the ancient Silk Road, in Jiayuguan, Gansu province. Reuters
  • Racing Club de Avellaneda defender Gabriel Rojas' tattoo of Diego Maradona is visible as he fights for the ball against Flamengo's Giorgian de Arrascaeta during the Copa Libertadores semi-final second-leg match in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. AFP
    Racing Club de Avellaneda defender Gabriel Rojas' tattoo of Diego Maradona is visible as he fights for the ball against Flamengo's Giorgian de Arrascaeta during the Copa Libertadores semi-final second-leg match in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. AFP
  • Britain's King Charles III is greeted by children as he arrives to visit the Hindu BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, better known as Neasden Temple, in London, to celebrate its 30th anniversary. AFP
    Britain's King Charles III is greeted by children as he arrives to visit the Hindu BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, better known as Neasden Temple, in London, to celebrate its 30th anniversary. AFP
  • A lantern is released on the first day of the Tazaungdaing Festival of lights in Taunggyi, in Myanmar's north-eastern Shan State. AFP
    A lantern is released on the first day of the Tazaungdaing Festival of lights in Taunggyi, in Myanmar's north-eastern Shan State. AFP