Best photos of October 17: Lightning bolt over Mosul to El Jadida Horse Show in Morocco

  • Lightning strikes Mosul during a storm over the Iraqi city. Reuters
    Lightning strikes Mosul during a storm over the Iraqi city. Reuters
  • Prisoners in a crowded cell in El Salvador's Terrorist Confinement Centre in Tecoluca. Reuters
    Prisoners in a crowded cell in El Salvador's Terrorist Confinement Centre in Tecoluca. Reuters
  • Flames rise behind a house as wind spreads a wildfire through San Clemente, California. EPA
    Flames rise behind a house as wind spreads a wildfire through San Clemente, California. EPA
  • A member of a tribe wears traditional dress at a Women's Rugby League World Cup match between Papua New Guinea and France. EPA
    A member of a tribe wears traditional dress at a Women's Rugby League World Cup match between Papua New Guinea and France. EPA
  • Resident of Bend, Oregon, place flowers at a memorial for those killed in the Silver Rail Elementary School shooting. Reuters
    Resident of Bend, Oregon, place flowers at a memorial for those killed in the Silver Rail Elementary School shooting. Reuters
  • Rubble and debris lies next to a residential building damaged in a Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia, in Ukraine. AFP
    Rubble and debris lies next to a residential building damaged in a Russian missile attack on Zaporizhzhia, in Ukraine. AFP
  • Women celebrate their graduation from a prison education programme at North-Western University, in Illinois. Reuters
    Women celebrate their graduation from a prison education programme at North-Western University, in Illinois. Reuters
  • A performer shows off his skills at El Jadida Horse Show in Morocco. EPA
    A performer shows off his skills at El Jadida Horse Show in Morocco. EPA

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