• A woman, accompanied by her son, holds vigil with candles at the tomb of her mother as they honour the dead on All Saint’s Day in Manila. Millions of people in the Philippines made their annual pilgrimages to family gravesites on November 1, in a tradition that combines fervent Catholic faith with the country’s penchant for festivity. Jay Directo / AFP
    A woman, accompanied by her son, holds vigil with candles at the tomb of her mother as they honour the dead on All Saint’s Day in Manila. Millions of people in the Philippines made their annual pilgrimages to family gravesites on November 1, in a tradition that combines fervent Catholic faith with the country’s penchant for festivity. Jay Directo / AFP
  • Tourists gather near the elephants, lined up for elephant safari on the opening day of the Kaziranga National park in Bokakhat district of Assam state, India. The world famous Kaziranga National Park has been reopened for tourists. EPA
    Tourists gather near the elephants, lined up for elephant safari on the opening day of the Kaziranga National park in Bokakhat district of Assam state, India. The world famous Kaziranga National Park has been reopened for tourists. EPA
  • Two horses graze on pasture in front of a chapel as the sun goes down in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany. Patrick Seeger / EPA
    Two horses graze on pasture in front of a chapel as the sun goes down in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany. Patrick Seeger / EPA
  • A vehicle burns after a car bomb exploded in front of the Sahafi Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. Unknown attackers exploded a car bomb in front of a popular hotel before storming inside, killing at least 12 people, reports said. No immediate claim of responsibility was made, but Somalia’s Islamist militant group Al Shabab has carried out similar attacks in the past. Said Yusuf Warsame / EPA
    A vehicle burns after a car bomb exploded in front of the Sahafi Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. Unknown attackers exploded a car bomb in front of a popular hotel before storming inside, killing at least 12 people, reports said. No immediate claim of responsibility was made, but Somalia’s Islamist militant group Al Shabab has carried out similar attacks in the past. Said Yusuf Warsame / EPA
  • Minnesota Wild defenseman Marco Scandella collides with St Louis Blues goaltender Jake Allen, right, during overtime of an NHL hockey game in St Louis. Chris Lee / St Louis Post-Dispatch via AP
    Minnesota Wild defenseman Marco Scandella collides with St Louis Blues goaltender Jake Allen, right, during overtime of an NHL hockey game in St Louis. Chris Lee / St Louis Post-Dispatch via AP
  • Arsenal’s Costa Rican striker Joel Campbell celebrates with Arsenal’s Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla (up) after scoring their third goal during the English Premier League football match between Swansea City and Arsenal at The Liberty Stadium in Swansea, south Wales. Arsenal won the game 3-0. Geoff Caddick / AFP
    Arsenal’s Costa Rican striker Joel Campbell celebrates with Arsenal’s Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla (up) after scoring their third goal during the English Premier League football match between Swansea City and Arsenal at The Liberty Stadium in Swansea, south Wales. Arsenal won the game 3-0. Geoff Caddick / AFP
  • An 1899 Locomobile (steam) car drives over Westminster Bridge during the Royal Automobile Club’s annual London to Brighton veteran car run, in London. Around 500 vehicles participate in the 60-mile event that begins in Hyde Park, central London and finishes in Brighton, Sussex. Hannah McKay / EPA
    An 1899 Locomobile (steam) car drives over Westminster Bridge during the Royal Automobile Club’s annual London to Brighton veteran car run, in London. Around 500 vehicles participate in the 60-mile event that begins in Hyde Park, central London and finishes in Brighton, Sussex. Hannah McKay / EPA
  • Sheep graze in a marsh field in Le Mont-Saint-Michel, France. Stephane Mahe / Reuters
    Sheep graze in a marsh field in Le Mont-Saint-Michel, France. Stephane Mahe / Reuters

World in focus — best photos for November 1, 2015


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A look at the best photos from around the world.