Today's best photos: from the Venice Film Festival to India's space launch

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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  Model Rose Bertram on the red carpet for the Finally Dawn premiere at the 80th Venice Film Festival. Reuters

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  A French flag is trampled at a protest in Niamey calling for the departure of French forces from Niger. AFP

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  Palestinian protesters run through tear gas fired by Israeli forces at a demonstration along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel. AFP

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  Survivors of a deadly building fire in Johannesburg, South Africa, rest among donated clothes in a shelter. AFP

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  Graffiti by TVBoy in Barcelona shows Spanish Soccer Federation chief Luis Rubiales kissing player Jenni Hermoso. EPA

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  A wildfire burns at the Dadia National Park in Evros, north-eastern Greece. Reuters

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  A passerby looks at a tree uprooted by Typhoon Saola in Hong Kong. Reuters

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  Pope Francis leaves Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cathedral in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, after meeting local clergy. AP

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  Cincinnati Reds' Noelvi Marte is doused with water after hitting a winning RBI against the Chicago Cubs. AP Photo

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  India's PSLV-C57 rocket blasts off carrying the Aditya-L1 spacecraft from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. Reuters

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