• EMBARGOED TO 2330 TUESDAY OCTOBER 10 NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE, NO CROPPING, CAN ONLY BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM'S WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION MANDATORY CREDIT: Sriram Murali/Wildlife Photographer of the Year THE FOLLOWING MUST APPEAR CLEARLY AND LEGIBLY IN EDITORIAL COPY: Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London. Undated handout photo issued by Natural History Museum of 'Lights fantastic', of a night sky and a forest illuminated with fireflies at Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India, by Sriram Murali, from India, which has won the Behaviour: Invertebrates award at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Issue date: Tuesday October 10, 2023. PA Photo. Mandatory credit must read: Sriram Murali/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
    EMBARGOED TO 2330 TUESDAY OCTOBER 10 NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE, NO CROPPING, CAN ONLY BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM'S WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION MANDATORY CREDIT: Sriram Murali/Wildlife Photographer of the Year THE FOLLOWING MUST APPEAR CLEARLY AND LEGIBLY IN EDITORIAL COPY: Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London. Undated handout photo issued by Natural History Museum of 'Lights fantastic', of a night sky and a forest illuminated with fireflies at Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India, by Sriram Murali, from India, which has won the Behaviour: Invertebrates award at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Issue date: Tuesday October 10, 2023. PA Photo. Mandatory credit must read: Sriram Murali/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
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    A woman looks through debris in the aftermath of a military strike on a camp for displaced people near Laiza, Myanmar. AFP
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    Nobel Peace Prize awarded journalist Dmitry Muratov speaks to journalists at a courtroom in Moscow, Russia. AP
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    Buddhist monks play drums during morning prayers at Gyuto Monastery in Dharamsala. AFP
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    Russian armed forces take part in military drills at the Edelweiss training area in Balykchy. AFP
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    Fans of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan offer prayers at a temple on his 81st birthday in Kolkata. AFP
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    A dog sits near a house that was destroyed by an earthquake in Zenda Jan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. AP
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    Activists, some wearing traditional Sami costumes, protest along Karl Johans gate street, in Oslo. AP
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    Riot police officers stand guard as demonstrators block an avenue in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Reuters
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    UAE energy company Adnoc plants mangrove seedlings using drones in Abu Dhabi. Reuters

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October 11, 2023

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