Best photos of November 8: Kukur Tihar festival in Nepal to striking art exhibition in Egypt

  • A dog working with Nepal Armed Police is honoured with vermilion and garlands during an event marking the Hindu Kukur Tihar festival dedicated to dogs, which coincides with Diwali, at a dog training school in Kathmandu. AFP
    A dog working with Nepal Armed Police is honoured with vermilion and garlands during an event marking the Hindu Kukur Tihar festival dedicated to dogs, which coincides with Diwali, at a dog training school in Kathmandu. AFP
  • Pope Leo XIV is cheered by the faithful as he arrives for a prayer vigil at Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay. He will also visit Argentina and Peru. EPA
    Pope Leo XIV is cheered by the faithful as he arrives for a prayer vigil at Centenario Stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay. He will also visit Argentina and Peru. EPA
  • Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes in action during qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix, at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo. Reuters
    Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes in action during qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix, at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo. Reuters
  • A police officer raises a truncheon during a rally in Paris as part of a nationwide day of protests over the rising cost of living and inequality in France. AFP
    A police officer raises a truncheon during a rally in Paris as part of a nationwide day of protests over the rising cost of living and inequality in France. AFP
  • Anya Taylor-Joy is all dressed up in Pierre Cardin at the 15th annual LACMA Art+Film Gala in Los Angeles, California. Reuters
    Anya Taylor-Joy is all dressed up in Pierre Cardin at the 15th annual LACMA Art+Film Gala in Los Angeles, California. Reuters
  • Lebanese visual artist Lina Jouni carries an artwork depicting a face wearing glasses, created from shrapnel collected from Israeli munitions, at her home in Roumine, southern Lebanon. EPA
    Lebanese visual artist Lina Jouni carries an artwork depicting a face wearing glasses, created from shrapnel collected from Israeli munitions, at her home in Roumine, southern Lebanon. EPA
  • Buildings shrouded in smog amid high air pollution in Karachi, Pakistan. Reuters
    Buildings shrouded in smog amid high air pollution in Karachi, Pakistan. Reuters
  • Displaced Palestinians attempt to clear water from their flooded camp, as heavy rain hits Gaza city's Al Remal neighbourhood. AFP
    Displaced Palestinians attempt to clear water from their flooded camp, as heavy rain hits Gaza city's Al Remal neighbourhood. AFP
  • Devotees place oil lamps during the Hindu festival of Diwali at the Sri Ponnambalavaneswarar temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP
    Devotees place oil lamps during the Hindu festival of Diwali at the Sri Ponnambalavaneswarar temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP
  • Possible Landscapes by Charlotte Colbert stands near the Giza pyramid complex during the Forever Is Now exhibition on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
    Possible Landscapes by Charlotte Colbert stands near the Giza pyramid complex during the Forever Is Now exhibition on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt. Reuters