Today's best photos: from Dubai dhow racing to Oktoberfest parade

'The National' picks the most striking images from around the world

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  Participants compete in the Dubai Traditional Dhow Sailing Race at Dubai Inshore, United Arab Emirates, 18 September 2022. The race started the watersports season of the Dubai International Marine Club. EPA / ALI HAIDER

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  The Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft is lifted to the launchpad in Kazakhstan for a mission to take cosmonauts to the International Space Station, which is due to blast off on Wednesday. Reuters

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  Britain's King Charles III and Princess Anne at the state funeral and burial of Queen Elizabeth II, in London. Reuters

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  The Gaoliao bridge collapsed after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit Yuli, Taiwan, on Sunday. EPA

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  Stars move in an arc in a time lapse picture of a river boat used as a cafe at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. AP

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  The first snows of the season have fallen on southern Poland's Tatra Mountains. EPA

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  A London household's tribute to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her funeral. Reuters

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  High waves hit the shore in Aki, Kochi Prefecture, after Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall in south-western Japan. AP

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  People dressed in traditional clothing take part in the parade at the 187th Oktoberfest in Bavarian state capital Munich, Germany. EPA

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