• A roadside vendor segregates marigold flowers while waiting for customers in Hyderabad on October 23, 2023. (Photo by Noah SEELAM / AFP)
    A roadside vendor segregates marigold flowers while waiting for customers in Hyderabad on October 23, 2023. (Photo by Noah SEELAM / AFP)
  • Competitors during the Men's BMX semifinals on Day 2 of the Santiago 2023 Pan Am Games, in Santiago, Chile. Getty Images
    Competitors during the Men's BMX semifinals on Day 2 of the Santiago 2023 Pan Am Games, in Santiago, Chile. Getty Images
  • Palestinians flee following an Israeli air strike in Gaza. EPA
    Palestinians flee following an Israeli air strike in Gaza. EPA
  • Supporters of the presidential candidate Javier Milei participate in a rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina. EPA
    Supporters of the presidential candidate Javier Milei participate in a rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina. EPA
  • Flood waters recede in the village of Catcliffe after Storm Babet hit Rotherham, United Kingdom. Getty Images
    Flood waters recede in the village of Catcliffe after Storm Babet hit Rotherham, United Kingdom. Getty Images
  • 12-year-old Aladina Zacarias outside her home in Zambezia, Mozambique, which was destroyed by Cyclone Freddy. AP
    12-year-old Aladina Zacarias outside her home in Zambezia, Mozambique, which was destroyed by Cyclone Freddy. AP
  • A worker cleans graves in a cemetery in Diamond Hill in Hong Kong during the Chung Yeung Festival. AFP
    A worker cleans graves in a cemetery in Diamond Hill in Hong Kong during the Chung Yeung Festival. AFP
  • Industrial engineer and former lawmaker Maria Corina Machado reacts to the vote count in Caracas, Venezuela. Reuters
    Industrial engineer and former lawmaker Maria Corina Machado reacts to the vote count in Caracas, Venezuela. Reuters
  • A participant at the Catrinas procession, part of the celebrations for the Day of the Dead, in Mexico City, Mexico. EPA
    A participant at the Catrinas procession, part of the celebrations for the Day of the Dead, in Mexico City, Mexico. EPA
  • A policeman guards Adiala Jail during the hearing of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, in Rawalpindi. AFP
    A policeman guards Adiala Jail during the hearing of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, in Rawalpindi. AFP
  • A child gives flowers to Hindu devotees at the Mahalaxmi temple of Bode during the Dashain festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal. EPA
    A child gives flowers to Hindu devotees at the Mahalaxmi temple of Bode during the Dashain festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal. EPA
  • A sprawling temporary lake at Badwater Basin salt flats, which was caused by flooding from Tropical Storm Hilary, at Death Valley National Park, California. AFP
    A sprawling temporary lake at Badwater Basin salt flats, which was caused by flooding from Tropical Storm Hilary, at Death Valley National Park, California. AFP

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October 23, 2023

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Updated: October 23, 2023, 12:24 PM