Best photos of November 4: Melbourne Cup Day to the Sharjah Marine Science Research Centre

A racegoer displays his suit on Melbourne Cup Day, ahead of the 2025 Melbourne Cup thoroughbred horse race at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, 04 November 2025. EPA / JOEL CARRETT AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY
A student covers the boards of a mosaic portrait of Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit in plastic to protect them from rain, at Assumption College in Bangkok. The Queen Mother died on October 24, aged 93. AP
Piled-up cars after floods caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi in Cebu city, central Philippines. AP
Dust rises as part of the medieval Torre dei Conti, near the Roman Forum in Rome, Italy, collapses. AFP
Rio de Janeiro's mayor Eduardo Pae, right, presents Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales, with the keys to the city, on a helipad on Sugarloaf Mountain, Brazil. AFP
Goldfish in plastic bags for sale at a roadside stall in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
The Sharjah Marine Science Research Centre in Khor Fakkan. Antonie Robertson/The National

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November 04, 2025

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