• The cargo ship "Polesie" is guided into the harbour of Cuxhaven, northern Germany, on early October 25, 2023, after it collided with another cargo ship the "Verity" in the North Sea near the Heloland island, on October 24, 2023. German rescue teams called off a search October 25, 2023 for four sailors missing after the Polesie sank after a collision between two vessels in the North Sea. One person has already been declared dead and two people were rescued after the accident, which happened early October 24, 2023 about 22 kilometres (13 miles) southwest of the island of Helgoland. (Photo by René Schröder / NEWS5 / AFP)
    The cargo ship "Polesie" is guided into the harbour of Cuxhaven, northern Germany, on early October 25, 2023, after it collided with another cargo ship the "Verity" in the North Sea near the Heloland island, on October 24, 2023. German rescue teams called off a search October 25, 2023 for four sailors missing after the Polesie sank after a collision between two vessels in the North Sea. One person has already been declared dead and two people were rescued after the accident, which happened early October 24, 2023 about 22 kilometres (13 miles) southwest of the island of Helgoland. (Photo by René Schröder / NEWS5 / AFP)
  • Nissan unveils it new electric vehicle concepts, from left, the Hyper Tourer, Hyper Force and Hyper Punk at the Japan Mobility show in Tokyo. EPA
    Nissan unveils it new electric vehicle concepts, from left, the Hyper Tourer, Hyper Force and Hyper Punk at the Japan Mobility show in Tokyo. EPA
  • The United States team compete in track cycling at the Santiago Pan Am Games in Chile. Getty Images
    The United States team compete in track cycling at the Santiago Pan Am Games in Chile. Getty Images
  • A rainbow climbs over St Peter's Basilica before Pope Francis's weekly general audience at the Vatican. AP
    A rainbow climbs over St Peter's Basilica before Pope Francis's weekly general audience at the Vatican. AP
  • US Representative Mike Johnson is surrounded by fellow members as he speaks to reporters after securing the nomination for House Speaker. Reuters
    US Representative Mike Johnson is surrounded by fellow members as he speaks to reporters after securing the nomination for House Speaker. Reuters
  • Cox's Bazar following the landfall of Cyclone Hamoon. Nearly 275,000 people in Bangladesh fled to shelters as Hamoon barrelled into the south-eastern coast, killing at least two people. AFP
    Cox's Bazar following the landfall of Cyclone Hamoon. Nearly 275,000 people in Bangladesh fled to shelters as Hamoon barrelled into the south-eastern coast, killing at least two people. AFP
  • Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader, arrives to attend a long-life prayer offered to him by his devotees at a temple in McLeod Ganj, near Dharamsala, India. AFP
    Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader, arrives to attend a long-life prayer offered to him by his devotees at a temple in McLeod Ganj, near Dharamsala, India. AFP
  • A rocket carrying the Shenzhou-17 spacecraft on the launchpad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert, north-west China. AFP
    A rocket carrying the Shenzhou-17 spacecraft on the launchpad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert, north-west China. AFP
  • Vendors selling vegetables at Vi Thanh market in Hau Giang province, Vietnam. AFP
    Vendors selling vegetables at Vi Thanh market in Hau Giang province, Vietnam. AFP
  • Members of a riverside community carry food and drinking water, distributed by the state in drought and high temperatures in Careiro da Varzea, Amazonas state, Brazil. AP
    Members of a riverside community carry food and drinking water, distributed by the state in drought and high temperatures in Careiro da Varzea, Amazonas state, Brazil. AP

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