• People enjoy time in a pink muhly grass field at a park in Hanam, South Korea, October 16, 2023. REUTERS / Kim Hong-Ji TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    People enjoy time in a pink muhly grass field at a park in Hanam, South Korea, October 16, 2023. REUTERS / Kim Hong-Ji TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
  • An honour guard stands at Beijing's international airport before the arrival of Ethiopia's Prime Minister to attend the Third Belt and Road Forum in the Chinese capital. EPA
    An honour guard stands at Beijing's international airport before the arrival of Ethiopia's Prime Minister to attend the Third Belt and Road Forum in the Chinese capital. EPA
  • Jon Rahm of Spain reacts to his putt on the 18th green on Day Four of the Spanish Open. Getty Images
    Jon Rahm of Spain reacts to his putt on the 18th green on Day Four of the Spanish Open. Getty Images
  • A vegetable vendor covers himself with polythene sheet as he waits for customers during rain in Srinagar, India. EPA
    A vegetable vendor covers himself with polythene sheet as he waits for customers during rain in Srinagar, India. EPA
  • Palestinians clear the rubble of a house destroyed by Israeli strikes in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
    Palestinians clear the rubble of a house destroyed by Israeli strikes in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
  • Visitors watch maritime animals in one of the aquariums at the National Maritime Centre in Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France. EPA
    Visitors watch maritime animals in one of the aquariums at the National Maritime Centre in Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France. EPA
  • Voters line up at a polling station during a run-off presidential election in Cangahua, Ecuador. AP
    Voters line up at a polling station during a run-off presidential election in Cangahua, Ecuador. AP
  • Members of South Korea's 'Black Eagle' aerobatics team perform an aerial display at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition. AFP
    Members of South Korea's 'Black Eagle' aerobatics team perform an aerial display at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition. AFP
  • A man poses for a picture in between two giant Gundam statues by Bandai Namco in front of Central World shopping mall in Bangkok. AFP
    A man poses for a picture in between two giant Gundam statues by Bandai Namco in front of Central World shopping mall in Bangkok. AFP

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October 16, 2023

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Updated: October 16, 2023, 1:20 PM