Today's best photos: From a maritime rescue to drought in the Amazon

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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)

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Oct 25, 2023

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Updated: October 26, 2023, 4:36 AM