• TOPSHOT - This aerial photo taken on October 29, 2023 shows people playing at a playground in China's southwestern Chongqing municipality. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT
    TOPSHOT - This aerial photo taken on October 29, 2023 shows people playing at a playground in China's southwestern Chongqing municipality. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT
  • Street performers at a Halloween parade inspired by the legend of a wild wolf-woman who collects and preserves bones of animals, humans and Gods, in Galway, Ireland. Reuters
    Street performers at a Halloween parade inspired by the legend of a wild wolf-woman who collects and preserves bones of animals, humans and Gods, in Galway, Ireland. Reuters
  • The start of the Jacques Vabre pairs' sailing race, from Le Havre to the French overseas island of La Martinique. AFP
    The start of the Jacques Vabre pairs' sailing race, from Le Havre to the French overseas island of La Martinique. AFP
  • Sikh devotees pay respects at the Golden Temple on the birth anniversary of Sikh Guru Ram Das, in Amritsar. AFP
    Sikh devotees pay respects at the Golden Temple on the birth anniversary of Sikh Guru Ram Das, in Amritsar. AFP
  • Refugees arrive in lorries at the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. AFP
    Refugees arrive in lorries at the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province. AFP
  • The aftermath of a fatal train crash in Andhra Pradesh state, India. Reuters
    The aftermath of a fatal train crash in Andhra Pradesh state, India. Reuters
  • A crowd celebrates beating the world record for most people dressed as Spider-Man in one place, in Buenos Aires. Getty Images
    A crowd celebrates beating the world record for most people dressed as Spider-Man in one place, in Buenos Aires. Getty Images
  • People stand in line to pay tribute to actor Matthew Perry outside the apartment building which was used as the exterior shot in the TV show Friends in New York. AFP
    People stand in line to pay tribute to actor Matthew Perry outside the apartment building which was used as the exterior shot in the TV show Friends in New York. AFP
  • Thai Buddhist monks receive donations from devotees, marking the end of the Buddhist lent, in Bangkok. EPA
    Thai Buddhist monks receive donations from devotees, marking the end of the Buddhist lent, in Bangkok. EPA
  • Children play on a beach in a boat filled with water in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Mexico. Reuters
    Children play on a beach in a boat filled with water in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Mexico. Reuters

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Today's best photos: From a playground in China to a Hurricane Otis aftermath

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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October 30, 2023

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Updated: October 30, 2023, 11:58 AM