• US actor Brad Pitt tours the paddock before the Formula One United States Grand Prix practice session at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on October 21, 2022. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP)
    US actor Brad Pitt tours the paddock before the Formula One United States Grand Prix practice session at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on October 21, 2022. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP)
  • A director conducts band members as they perform during the closing ceremony of the 20th National Congress of China's ruling Communist Party at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. AP Photo
    A director conducts band members as they perform during the closing ceremony of the 20th National Congress of China's ruling Communist Party at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. AP Photo
  • Horsemen charge and fire their rifles during a national competition of 'Tabourida,' a traditional horse riding show also known as 'Fantasia, salon du cheval d'El Jadida' in El Jadida, Morocco. EPA
    Horsemen charge and fire their rifles during a national competition of 'Tabourida,' a traditional horse riding show also known as 'Fantasia, salon du cheval d'El Jadida' in El Jadida, Morocco. EPA
  • Gulls gather on a lake at sunset in the Hortobagy National Park near Hortobagy, Hungary. EPA
    Gulls gather on a lake at sunset in the Hortobagy National Park near Hortobagy, Hungary. EPA
  • An electricity power line is damaged from shelling above a former battlefield, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine. Reuters
    An electricity power line is damaged from shelling above a former battlefield, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine. Reuters
  • A pilgrim crawls as a penitence on his way to Saint Phillipe church to pay devotion to the 'Cristo Negro de Portobelo' or Black Christ of Portobelo in Portobelo, Panama. AFP
    A pilgrim crawls as a penitence on his way to Saint Phillipe church to pay devotion to the 'Cristo Negro de Portobelo' or Black Christ of Portobelo in Portobelo, Panama. AFP
  • Members of the Mexican National Guard stand on the border between Mexico and Guatemala during a joint operation with Guatemalan authorities and the Army to prevent the crossing of migrant caravans in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas state, Mexico. AFP
    Members of the Mexican National Guard stand on the border between Mexico and Guatemala during a joint operation with Guatemalan authorities and the Army to prevent the crossing of migrant caravans in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas state, Mexico. AFP
  • Members of Ceylon Bank employees union protest against Bank of Ceylon management outside the Bank of Ceylon headquarters in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo. AFP
    Members of Ceylon Bank employees union protest against Bank of Ceylon management outside the Bank of Ceylon headquarters in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo. AFP
  • Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen pulls out of the pit lane during the first practice session for the Formula One in Austin, Texas. AFP
    Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen pulls out of the pit lane during the first practice session for the Formula One in Austin, Texas. AFP
  • US President Joe Biden departs the White House in Marine One for a student debt event in Delaware, Washington. EPA
    US President Joe Biden departs the White House in Marine One for a student debt event in Delaware, Washington. EPA

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