• Children play football at dockyard premises in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 9, 2023. REUTERS / Mohammad Ponir Hossain
    Children play football at dockyard premises in Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 9, 2023. REUTERS / Mohammad Ponir Hossain
  • The altar of the chair of St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. EPA
    The altar of the chair of St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. EPA
  • A Bangladesh fan kisses a model of 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup trophy at a practice session featuring his team. AFP
    A Bangladesh fan kisses a model of 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup trophy at a practice session featuring his team. AFP
  • The Hawaiian flag flies at a beach south of Lahaina, on the first day of tourism resuming in western Maui, Hawaii, after severe wildfires earlier in the year. AFP
    The Hawaiian flag flies at a beach south of Lahaina, on the first day of tourism resuming in western Maui, Hawaii, after severe wildfires earlier in the year. AFP
  • Spain's King Felipe VI and Basque president Inigo Urkullu watch a traditional Basque welcoming dance. EPA
    Spain's King Felipe VI and Basque president Inigo Urkullu watch a traditional Basque welcoming dance. EPA
  • Women in traditional garb prepare for the Hindu festival of Navratri in Ahmedabad. AFP
    Women in traditional garb prepare for the Hindu festival of Navratri in Ahmedabad. AFP
  • Palestinians inspect the damage after an Israeli air strike on Al Sousi mosque in Gaza city. AFP
    Palestinians inspect the damage after an Israeli air strike on Al Sousi mosque in Gaza city. AFP
  • Delegates stand for a minute's silence after the outbreak of the Gaza-Israel war and earthquakes in western Afghanistan, at a session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. AFP
    Delegates stand for a minute's silence after the outbreak of the Gaza-Israel war and earthquakes in western Afghanistan, at a session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. AFP
  • Destruction caused by a landslide in Mbankolo, north-west of Cameroon's capital Yaounde. AFP
    Destruction caused by a landslide in Mbankolo, north-west of Cameroon's capital Yaounde. AFP
  • IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva, centre, takes part in a friendly football match between the fund's staff and former players from the Moroccan men's and women's national teams. Reuters
    IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva, centre, takes part in a friendly football match between the fund's staff and former players from the Moroccan men's and women's national teams. Reuters

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Today's best photos: From a dockyard in Dhaka to the IMF in Marrakesh

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October 09, 2023

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Updated: October 09, 2023, 3:40 PM