• Hindu devotees perform a ritual while offering prayers to the Sun God on the occasion of the Hindu festival 'Chhath Puja', at Juhu beach, in Mumbai, India, 30 October 2022. Chhath Puja is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to Surya, the Hindu Sun God, also known as Surya Shashti. The Sun, considered the god of energy and the life force, is worshiped during the Chhath festival to promote well-being, prosperity, and progress. EPA / DIVYAKANT SOLANKI
    Hindu devotees perform a ritual while offering prayers to the Sun God on the occasion of the Hindu festival 'Chhath Puja', at Juhu beach, in Mumbai, India, 30 October 2022. Chhath Puja is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to Surya, the Hindu Sun God, also known as Surya Shashti. The Sun, considered the god of energy and the life force, is worshiped during the Chhath festival to promote well-being, prosperity, and progress. EPA / DIVYAKANT SOLANKI
  • A Rhaetian Railway train is on its way to set a world record for longest passenger train on the Unesco world heritage track from Preda to Alvaneu, in Preda, Switzerland. EPA
    A Rhaetian Railway train is on its way to set a world record for longest passenger train on the Unesco world heritage track from Preda to Alvaneu, in Preda, Switzerland. EPA
  • A fisherman stands on the bank of Globocica Lake, with autumn foliage in the background, in North Macedonia. Reuters
    A fisherman stands on the bank of Globocica Lake, with autumn foliage in the background, in North Macedonia. Reuters
  • Rescue operations continue after a bridge across the river Machchhu in India's Gujarat state collapsed. At least 130 people were killed. AFP
    Rescue operations continue after a bridge across the river Machchhu in India's Gujarat state collapsed. At least 130 people were killed. AFP
  • Migratory birds rest in Dal Lake during a foggy morning in Srinagar, India. AFP
    Migratory birds rest in Dal Lake during a foggy morning in Srinagar, India. AFP
  • Health officials collect skin samples from a child to test for monkeypox in Tshopo, Democratic Republic of Congo. Reuters
    Health officials collect skin samples from a child to test for monkeypox in Tshopo, Democratic Republic of Congo. Reuters
  • Iraqis stand on the shore of the Shatt Al Arab waterway, formed at the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris, as the sun sets over Iraq's southern city of Basra. AFP
    Iraqis stand on the shore of the Shatt Al Arab waterway, formed at the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris, as the sun sets over Iraq's southern city of Basra. AFP
  • Jessica Gadirova of Team Great Britain competes on the floor during Day Two of the 2022 World Gymnastics Championships at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England. Getty Images
    Jessica Gadirova of Team Great Britain competes on the floor during Day Two of the 2022 World Gymnastics Championships at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England. Getty Images
  • Voters arrive at a polling station in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to vote in a presidential run-off pitting President Jair Bolsonaro against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. AP
    Voters arrive at a polling station in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to vote in a presidential run-off pitting President Jair Bolsonaro against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. AP
  • Afghan women carry baskets of saffron flowers in a field on the outskirts of Herat province. AFP
    Afghan women carry baskets of saffron flowers in a field on the outskirts of Herat province. AFP

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