A devotee of the Jor Soo Gong Naka shrine takes part in a procession during the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket. AFP
A devotee of the Jor Soo Gong Naka shrine takes part in a procession during the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket. AFP
Residents stay inside their homes flooded by Super Typhoon Noru in San Ildefonso, Bulacan province, Philippines. Getty Images
Residents stay inside their homes flooded by Super Typhoon Noru in San Ildefonso, Bulacan province, Philippines. Getty Images
Fighters loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government take part in a military parade marking the 56th anniversary of the 1962 revolution that established the Yemeni republic, in the country's northeastern province of Marib. AFP
Fighters loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government take part in a military parade marking the 56th anniversary of the 1962 revolution that established the Yemeni republic, in the country's northeastern province of Marib. AFP
Syrian school children stand in a classroom in a makeshift school in the rebel-held side of the divided northern town of Tadif, located about 32 kilometres east of Aleppo city. AFP
Syrian school children stand in a classroom in a makeshift school in the rebel-held side of the divided northern town of Tadif, located about 32 kilometres east of Aleppo city. AFP
A man disguised as liberator Simon Bolivar performs during a ceremony to officially reopen the land border between Venezuela and Colombia – closed since 2019 – at the Simon Bolivar International Bridge, which connects San Antonio del Tachira in Venezuela and Cucuta in Colombia. AFP
A man disguised as liberator Simon Bolivar performs during a ceremony to officially reopen the land border between Venezuela and Colombia – closed since 2019 – at the Simon Bolivar International Bridge, which connects San Antonio del Tachira in Venezuela and Cucuta in Colombia. AFP
A Nepali sherpa guide who survived an avalanche at a lower elevation on the world's eighth-highest mountain, Mount Manaslu, is taken for treatment in Kathmandu, Nepal. AP
A Nepali sherpa guide who survived an avalanche at a lower elevation on the world's eighth-highest mountain, Mount Manaslu, is taken for treatment in Kathmandu, Nepal. AP
People attend a free concert by the Mexican regional band 'Grupo Firme' in Mexico City's main square, the Zocalo. AP
People attend a free concert by the Mexican regional band 'Grupo Firme' in Mexico City's main square, the Zocalo. AP
Residents strengthen the roof of a house before Typhoon Noru slams Vietnam, in Hoi An, Quang Nam province. AFP
Residents strengthen the roof of a house before Typhoon Noru slams Vietnam, in Hoi An, Quang Nam province. AFP
Anti-government demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against the tax reform proposed by President Gustavo Petro in Bogota, Colombia. Getty Images
Anti-government demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against the tax reform proposed by President Gustavo Petro in Bogota, Colombia. Getty Images
People on a horse wave in the streets of Coloma, a town through which Hurricane Ian is expected to enter, in Pinar del Rio province, Cuba. EPA
People on a horse wave in the streets of Coloma, a town through which Hurricane Ian is expected to enter, in Pinar del Rio province, Cuba. EPA
Activists, relatives and colleagues of the 43 disappeared students of the Ayotzinapa's 'Isidro Burgos' Normal School march in Mexico City. EPA
Activists, relatives and colleagues of the 43 disappeared students of the Ayotzinapa's 'Isidro Burgos' Normal School march in Mexico City. EPA
Akie Abe, centre, wife of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, carries her husband's urn, as she follows Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida while leaving the state funeral for Abe in Tokyo. AP
Akie Abe, centre, wife of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, carries her husband's urn, as she follows Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida while leaving the state funeral for Abe in Tokyo. AP
Danny Aller and his wife Karen board up windows as they prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Ian in Indian Shores, 25 miles west of Tampa, Florida. AFP
Danny Aller and his wife Karen board up windows as they prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Ian in Indian Shores, 25 miles west of Tampa, Florida. AFP
An Orthodox choir parade during the celebrations in the eve of the Ethiopian Orthodox holiday of Meskel, in Addis Ababa on September 26, 2022. - The Ethiopia Meskel celebration is an annual religious holiday in the Ethiopian Orthodox church. It commemorates the supposed discovery in the fourth century by the Roman Empress Helena of the True Cross upon which Jesus was crucified. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP)
An Orthodox choir parade during the celebrations in the eve of the Ethiopian Orthodox holiday of Meskel, in Addis Ababa on September 26, 2022. - The Ethiopia Meskel celebration is an annual religious holiday in the Ethiopian Orthodox church. It commemorates the supposed discovery in the fourth century by the Roman Empress Helena of the True Cross upon which Jesus was crucified. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP)

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