Best photos of October 31: Day of the Dead in Mexico to Halloween at the White House

  • An Indigenous Zapotec woman makes an offering for her deceased loved ones in Juchitan, Oaxaca, Mexico. The Zapotec community celebrates Xandu, the Day of the Dead, at the end of October. EPA
    An Indigenous Zapotec woman makes an offering for her deceased loved ones in Juchitan, Oaxaca, Mexico. The Zapotec community celebrates Xandu, the Day of the Dead, at the end of October. EPA
  • A man inspects the damage to a house after the passage of Hurricane Melissa in a Cuban village. AFP
    A man inspects the damage to a house after the passage of Hurricane Melissa in a Cuban village. AFP
  • A man exercises in a park on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India. Reuters
    A man exercises in a park on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India. Reuters
  • People prepare to release a hot-air balloon loaded with fireworks during the light festival in Taunggyi, Myanmar. AFP
    People prepare to release a hot-air balloon loaded with fireworks during the light festival in Taunggyi, Myanmar. AFP
  • Serbian students sleep at the main square in Indjija, during a protest march from Belgrade to Novi Sad, to mark the deadly November 2024 Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse that killed 16 people. Reuters
    Serbian students sleep at the main square in Indjija, during a protest march from Belgrade to Novi Sad, to mark the deadly November 2024 Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse that killed 16 people. Reuters
  • A worker checks on Thai basil sprouts at a vertical farm in Jakarta, Indonesia. Getty Images
    A worker checks on Thai basil sprouts at a vertical farm in Jakarta, Indonesia. Getty Images
  • A performer takes to the stage at the venue of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation CEO summit in Gyeongju, South Korea. AP
    A performer takes to the stage at the venue of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation CEO summit in Gyeongju, South Korea. AP
  • US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump host a Halloween event at the White House. EPA
    US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump host a Halloween event at the White House. EPA