• China's Gu Haiyan (L) fights with Hong Kong's Yu Chui Yee (R) in the women's Foil team gold medal match at the Hangzhou Dianzi University Stadium during the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on October 24, 2023. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
    China's Gu Haiyan (L) fights with Hong Kong's Yu Chui Yee (R) in the women's Foil team gold medal match at the Hangzhou Dianzi University Stadium during the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province on October 24, 2023. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
  • A German rescue vessel heads towards the scene of a collision between two cargo ships in the North Sea. AFP
    A German rescue vessel heads towards the scene of a collision between two cargo ships in the North Sea. AFP
  • A protester scales barricades as he holds a smoke flare during a rally against copper mining, outside the National Assembly in Panama City, Panama. EPA
    A protester scales barricades as he holds a smoke flare during a rally against copper mining, outside the National Assembly in Panama City, Panama. EPA
  • A worker produces soya sauce in Rugao, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
    A worker produces soya sauce in Rugao, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
  • Smoke rises above buildings in Gaza city after an air strike, as seen from the border near Sderot in Israel. Getty Images
    Smoke rises above buildings in Gaza city after an air strike, as seen from the border near Sderot in Israel. Getty Images
  • Canada's Maya Laylor competes in the women's 81kg weightlifting clean-and-jerk event at the Pan-American Games in Santiago, Chile. AFP
    Canada's Maya Laylor competes in the women's 81kg weightlifting clean-and-jerk event at the Pan-American Games in Santiago, Chile. AFP
  • A pile-up on the I-55 motorway in Manchac, Louisiana. Marsh fires and dense morning fog caused crashes involving dozens of cars. AP
    A pile-up on the I-55 motorway in Manchac, Louisiana. Marsh fires and dense morning fog caused crashes involving dozens of cars. AP
  • Devotees immerse an idol of Hindu deity Durga in a tank on the final day of the 'Durga Puja' festival in New Delhi. AFP
    Devotees immerse an idol of Hindu deity Durga in a tank on the final day of the 'Durga Puja' festival in New Delhi. AFP

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Today's best photos: From wheelchair fencing to the Durga Puja

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October 24, 2023

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Updated: October 24, 2023, 12:43 PM