• A McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet of the Swiss Air Force performs during the annual live fire event over the Axalp in the Bernese Oberland, on October 19, 2022. - At an altitude of 2,200 meters above sea level, spectators attended a unique aviation display performed at the highest air force firing range in Europe. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
    A McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet of the Swiss Air Force performs during the annual live fire event over the Axalp in the Bernese Oberland, on October 19, 2022. - At an altitude of 2,200 meters above sea level, spectators attended a unique aviation display performed at the highest air force firing range in Europe. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
  • Firefighters extinguish a destructive blaze at a hotel where refugees from Ukraine were being housed in Gross Stroemkendorf, Germany. AP
    Firefighters extinguish a destructive blaze at a hotel where refugees from Ukraine were being housed in Gross Stroemkendorf, Germany. AP
  • The Corazzieri, the Italian Presidential Guard, stands during the first round of formal political consultations for a new government at the Quirinale Palace in Rome. EPA
    The Corazzieri, the Italian Presidential Guard, stands during the first round of formal political consultations for a new government at the Quirinale Palace in Rome. EPA
  • Nomads from the Indian state of Rajasthan travel in a bullock cart along with their cattle on the outskirts of Amritsar. AFP
    Nomads from the Indian state of Rajasthan travel in a bullock cart along with their cattle on the outskirts of Amritsar. AFP
  • Property workers participating in The District fair speak to police after activists threw coloured powder on them during a protest denouncing Spain's housing crisis and widespread evictions, in Barcelona. Reuters
    Property workers participating in The District fair speak to police after activists threw coloured powder on them during a protest denouncing Spain's housing crisis and widespread evictions, in Barcelona. Reuters
  • A tourist pets a cat at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. AFP
    A tourist pets a cat at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. AFP
  • Tyres are burnt during clashes at the village of Deir Sharaf near the western entrance of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, as Palestinian protesters attempt to remove a barrier erected by Israeli forces. AFP
    Tyres are burnt during clashes at the village of Deir Sharaf near the western entrance of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, as Palestinian protesters attempt to remove a barrier erected by Israeli forces. AFP
  • German Chancellor Olaf Scholz listens to the debate at the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin. AP
    German Chancellor Olaf Scholz listens to the debate at the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin. AP
  • Baker Lake is surrounded by autumnal colours near East Bolton, Quebec, Canada. AFP
    Baker Lake is surrounded by autumnal colours near East Bolton, Quebec, Canada. AFP
  • Black turtle hatchlings (Chelonia mydas agassizzi) head to the sea after being released on the beach of Sipacate, 135km south of Guatemala City. AFP
    Black turtle hatchlings (Chelonia mydas agassizzi) head to the sea after being released on the beach of Sipacate, 135km south of Guatemala City. AFP
  • Farmers sell vegetables, fruits and seedlings to middlemen at a bi-weekly floating market on the Belua river, in Pirojpur district, Bangladesh. Reuters
    Farmers sell vegetables, fruits and seedlings to middlemen at a bi-weekly floating market on the Belua river, in Pirojpur district, Bangladesh. Reuters
  • Housboats sit on drought-affected land near the Solimoes river, in Tefe, Amazonas state, Brazil. AP
    Housboats sit on drought-affected land near the Solimoes river, in Tefe, Amazonas state, Brazil. AP
  • This image released by Nasa shows The Pillars of Creation, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope in near-infrared-light view. AP
    This image released by Nasa shows The Pillars of Creation, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope in near-infrared-light view. AP
  • People visit the exhibition 'Tintin, L'aventure Immersive' (Tintin, the immersive adventure), from the comic book series by Belgian cartoonist Herge, at the Atelier des Lumieres in Paris. EPA
    People visit the exhibition 'Tintin, L'aventure Immersive' (Tintin, the immersive adventure), from the comic book series by Belgian cartoonist Herge, at the Atelier des Lumieres in Paris. EPA

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Today's best photos: from Swiss Air performance to an immersive Tintin exhibition

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October 20, 2022

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