• A migrant hangs from a rope during a rescue operation following a shipwreck, on the island of Kythira, Greece, October 5, 2022. REUTERS/Ippolitos Prekas NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
    A migrant hangs from a rope during a rescue operation following a shipwreck, on the island of Kythira, Greece, October 5, 2022. REUTERS/Ippolitos Prekas NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
  • Indonesian soldiers, police and residents perform during celebrations for the 77th anniversary of the Indonesian Army at Marina beach in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
    Indonesian soldiers, police and residents perform during celebrations for the 77th anniversary of the Indonesian Army at Marina beach in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
  • A staff member at the closed Euston Station in London. Rail services in the UK are being disrupted as 9,000 train drivers in the Aslef union strike in a row over pay and conditions. EPA
    A staff member at the closed Euston Station in London. Rail services in the UK are being disrupted as 9,000 train drivers in the Aslef union strike in a row over pay and conditions. EPA
  • The lignite-fired power plant operated by German energy company RWE near Niederaussem, western Germany. RWE is planning to demolish houses in the village of Luetzerath for coal mining. RWE also brought forward its exit from coal power to 2030 on October 4, 2022 amid fears the country's plans to abandon fossil fuels are wobbling after the energy crisis caused by Russia's war in Ukraine. AFP
    The lignite-fired power plant operated by German energy company RWE near Niederaussem, western Germany. RWE is planning to demolish houses in the village of Luetzerath for coal mining. RWE also brought forward its exit from coal power to 2030 on October 4, 2022 amid fears the country's plans to abandon fossil fuels are wobbling after the energy crisis caused by Russia's war in Ukraine. AFP
  • Actor and director Dorian Chavez with a ball covered by clothes at a metro station during a performance of 'Sisypolia' – denouncing the absurdity of overconsumption – in Toulouse, south-west France as part of the Biennale des arts vivants de Toulouse. AFP
    Actor and director Dorian Chavez with a ball covered by clothes at a metro station during a performance of 'Sisypolia' – denouncing the absurdity of overconsumption – in Toulouse, south-west France as part of the Biennale des arts vivants de Toulouse. AFP
  • Indigenous people from the Omasuyos province in the Bolivian highlands, known as the 'Ponchos Rojos' (Red Ponchos) clash with riot police after marching from the city of El Alto to the government headquarters in La Paz, demanding the government fulfil promises for their sector. The Ponchos Rojos are political allies of the ruling Movimiento Al Socialismo party. AFP
    Indigenous people from the Omasuyos province in the Bolivian highlands, known as the 'Ponchos Rojos' (Red Ponchos) clash with riot police after marching from the city of El Alto to the government headquarters in La Paz, demanding the government fulfil promises for their sector. The Ponchos Rojos are political allies of the ruling Movimiento Al Socialismo party. AFP
  • A southern right whale with her calves in the South Atlantic Ocean near Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina. Despite the recent deaths of at least 13 southern right whales, authorities have recorded more than 1,400 whales in the Nuevo and San Jose gulfs, the largest number in more than 50 years. AFP
    A southern right whale with her calves in the South Atlantic Ocean near Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina. Despite the recent deaths of at least 13 southern right whales, authorities have recorded more than 1,400 whales in the Nuevo and San Jose gulfs, the largest number in more than 50 years. AFP
  • The new Flag Plaza for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar. Reuters
    The new Flag Plaza for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar. Reuters
  • The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew5 Dragon spacecraft lifts off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. The crew begins a six-month mission on the International Space Station. AFP
    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew5 Dragon spacecraft lifts off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. The crew begins a six-month mission on the International Space Station. AFP

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Today's best photos: from a migrant rescue operation to a SpaceX rocket launch

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October 06, 2022

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