• A family on the beach at sunset in Patong beach in Phuket, which has seen a lack of tourists due to ongoing restrictions relating to the coronavirus. AFP
    A family on the beach at sunset in Patong beach in Phuket, which has seen a lack of tourists due to ongoing restrictions relating to the coronavirus. AFP
  • An Indonesian worker arranges a batch of freshly smoked catfish at a kitchen in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. EPA
    An Indonesian worker arranges a batch of freshly smoked catfish at a kitchen in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. EPA
  • Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks outside Downing Street in London. Reuters
    Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks outside Downing Street in London. Reuters
  • A woman reads a book at Chobhar a picnic spot in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters
    A woman reads a book at Chobhar a picnic spot in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters
  • Two ice sculptures depicting US President Donald Trump and Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro sit across the Hudson River from the United Nations headquarters in New York. Reuters
    Two ice sculptures depicting US President Donald Trump and Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro sit across the Hudson River from the United Nations headquarters in New York. Reuters
  • A model presents a creation by Kenzo during the Paris Fashion Week's Women Spring/Summer 2021 ready-to-wear fashion show in Paris. AFP
    A model presents a creation by Kenzo during the Paris Fashion Week's Women Spring/Summer 2021 ready-to-wear fashion show in Paris. AFP
  • Pope Francis prays with priests at the end of a limited public audience at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican during the Covid-19 infection, caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP
    Pope Francis prays with priests at the end of a limited public audience at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican during the Covid-19 infection, caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP
  • A woman recently evicted from her house stands on the street amongst her families belongings in Dakar. Sixty-nine families are being evicted from their houses in the popular neighbourhood of Ouakam to make way for military housing. AFP
    A woman recently evicted from her house stands on the street amongst her families belongings in Dakar. Sixty-nine families are being evicted from their houses in the popular neighbourhood of Ouakam to make way for military housing. AFP
  • The shadow of US President Donald Trump casts on Air Force One as he arrives for a campaign rally at Duluth International Airport in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. Reuters
    The shadow of US President Donald Trump casts on Air Force One as he arrives for a campaign rally at Duluth International Airport in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. Reuters
  • A vendor selling Chinese flags waits near tourists lining up for security checks to enter the Tiananmen area during National Day in Beijing. AP Photo
    A vendor selling Chinese flags waits near tourists lining up for security checks to enter the Tiananmen area during National Day in Beijing. AP Photo

World in focus - best photos for October 1, 2020

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

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October 01, 2020

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