• Employees of Swiss electricity producer and supplier CKW, part of Axpo, install solar panels in a satellite dish at the Leuk Teleport and Data Center in Leuk, Switzerland, October 18, 2023. REUTERS / Denis Balibouse
    Employees of Swiss electricity producer and supplier CKW, part of Axpo, install solar panels in a satellite dish at the Leuk Teleport and Data Center in Leuk, Switzerland, October 18, 2023. REUTERS / Denis Balibouse
  • Buddhists row the golden barge during the festival of Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda in Inle Lake, Myanmar's Shan State. AFP
    Buddhists row the golden barge during the festival of Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda in Inle Lake, Myanmar's Shan State. AFP
  • Bipedal robots move containers at the Robotics Research and Development Hub in Sumner, Washington. AFP
    Bipedal robots move containers at the Robotics Research and Development Hub in Sumner, Washington. AFP
  • The Rettenbach Glacier in Soelden, Austria, during the snow control prior to the FIS Ski World Cup for women and men. AFP
    The Rettenbach Glacier in Soelden, Austria, during the snow control prior to the FIS Ski World Cup for women and men. AFP
  • A Palestinian civil defence member in a collapsed building hit by Israeli bombardment in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    A Palestinian civil defence member in a collapsed building hit by Israeli bombardment in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • A bale of hay hangs from Millennium Bridge to warn river traffic of reduced head room below as it undergoes repairs, in London. Reuters
    A bale of hay hangs from Millennium Bridge to warn river traffic of reduced head room below as it undergoes repairs, in London. Reuters
  • Protesters stand next to boxes of tomatoes burning in the road during a demonstration at the toll booth of Le Boulou, southern France. AFP
    Protesters stand next to boxes of tomatoes burning in the road during a demonstration at the toll booth of Le Boulou, southern France. AFP
  • Demonstrators clear the way for an ambulance during a rally outside the Israeli embassy headquarters in Amman. AFP
    Demonstrators clear the way for an ambulance during a rally outside the Israeli embassy headquarters in Amman. AFP
  • Artisans shift the head of an effigy of the Hindu demon King Ravana, in New Delhi. AFP
    Artisans shift the head of an effigy of the Hindu demon King Ravana, in New Delhi. AFP
  • Gold Lame suit worn by Elvis Presley at the Direct from Graceland: Elvis exhibition, in London. Getty Images
    Gold Lame suit worn by Elvis Presley at the Direct from Graceland: Elvis exhibition, in London. Getty Images

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Today's best photos: From solar panels in a satellite dish to Elvis's Gold Lame suit

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

October 19, 2023

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Updated: October 19, 2023, 5:19 PM
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