• School students pay a floral tribute to a portrait of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to mark his 154th birth anniversary on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, at Egmore Museum, in Chennai, India, 02 October 2023. Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated annually across India on 02 October, to mark the birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. This year marks the 154th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, also known as the father of the Indian nation. EPA / IDREES MOHAMMED coverage code 28943
    School students pay a floral tribute to a portrait of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi to mark his 154th birth anniversary on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, at Egmore Museum, in Chennai, India, 02 October 2023. Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated annually across India on 02 October, to mark the birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. This year marks the 154th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, also known as the father of the Indian nation. EPA / IDREES MOHAMMED coverage code 28943
  • Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, speaks at the opening ceremony of Adipec 2023 in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, speaks at the opening ceremony of Adipec 2023 in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • Villagers collect belongings after a storm surge brought by an approaching typhoon destroyed their homes, at a coastal village in Manila, the Philippines. EPA
    Villagers collect belongings after a storm surge brought by an approaching typhoon destroyed their homes, at a coastal village in Manila, the Philippines. EPA
  • French bullfighter Sebastian Castella performs in Seville. AFP
    French bullfighter Sebastian Castella performs in Seville. AFP
  • The aftermath of a fire that gutted nearly a dozen shacks on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. AP
    The aftermath of a fire that gutted nearly a dozen shacks on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. AP
  • Azeri men taking photographs on a road between Lachin and Shusha in Nagorno-Karabakh. AFP
    Azeri men taking photographs on a road between Lachin and Shusha in Nagorno-Karabakh. AFP
  • Efforts to douse a fire that broke out at police headquarters in Ismailia, Egypt. Reuters
    Efforts to douse a fire that broke out at police headquarters in Ismailia, Egypt. Reuters
  • An Afghan woman is burqa-clad in the streets of Herat. AFP
    An Afghan woman is burqa-clad in the streets of Herat. AFP
  • Israeli border police detain a Palestinian protester during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
    Israeli border police detain a Palestinian protester during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
  • Simone Biles of the US competes on the vault at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Getty Images
    Simone Biles of the US competes on the vault at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Getty Images

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October 02, 2023

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