Best photos of October 1: Protesting pupils in Lille to athlete's anguish in Nagoya

  • Young protesters add fuel to the fire, as they call for the hiring of substitute schoolteachers, increased resources and decent learning conditions in Lille, northern France. AFP
    Young protesters add fuel to the fire, as they call for the hiring of substitute schoolteachers, increased resources and decent learning conditions in Lille, northern France. AFP
  • Stella McCartney backstage at a Paris Fashion Week event. The image was altered with digital filters. Getty Images
    Stella McCartney backstage at a Paris Fashion Week event. The image was altered with digital filters. Getty Images
  • A giant 'Help' written by residents on the grass-covered bed of the Doubs river in Switzerland, which dried up in July due to a combination of factors. AFP
    A giant 'Help' written by residents on the grass-covered bed of the Doubs river in Switzerland, which dried up in July due to a combination of factors. AFP
  • The wreckage of fuel tankers after a fire at the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat province, western Afghanistan. AFP
    The wreckage of fuel tankers after a fire at the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat province, western Afghanistan. AFP
  • Police scuffle with left-wing Israeli protesters to make way for the far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. AFP
    Police scuffle with left-wing Israeli protesters to make way for the far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. AFP
  • An Apache helicopter performs manoeuvres on Armed Forces Day at a military base in Gyeryong City, South Korea. Reuters
    An Apache helicopter performs manoeuvres on Armed Forces Day at a military base in Gyeryong City, South Korea. Reuters
  • Palestinian mourners gather for a mass funeral in Al Yarmouk, Gaza, after the recovery of 105 bodies from the rubble of a residential block destroyed by Israeli strikes. AFP
    Palestinian mourners gather for a mass funeral in Al Yarmouk, Gaza, after the recovery of 105 bodies from the rubble of a residential block destroyed by Israeli strikes. AFP
  • Silver medallist Shakhram Ahadov looks dejected after defeat in the judo final against the UAE’s Kazbek Naguchev, at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan. Reuters
    Silver medallist Shakhram Ahadov looks dejected after defeat in the judo final against the UAE’s Kazbek Naguchev, at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan. Reuters