• A displaced Iraqi boy leads his animals to safety after escaping from the ISIL controlled village of Abu Jarboa during clashes with militants near Mosul, Iraq. Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters
    A displaced Iraqi boy leads his animals to safety after escaping from the ISIL controlled village of Abu Jarboa during clashes with militants near Mosul, Iraq. Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters
  • Phoenix Suns centre Alex Len, top, of Ukraine, and Los Angeles Clippers centre Marreese Speights reach for a rebound during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. Mark J Terrill / AP Photo
    Phoenix Suns centre Alex Len, top, of Ukraine, and Los Angeles Clippers centre Marreese Speights reach for a rebound during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles. Mark J Terrill / AP Photo
  • A boy, hanging from apartment-style tomb, eats ice-cream as people visit graves of their loved ones ahead of the commemoration of All Saints day at Navotas Public cemetery in Manila, Philippines. Damir Sagolj / Reuters
    A boy, hanging from apartment-style tomb, eats ice-cream as people visit graves of their loved ones ahead of the commemoration of All Saints day at Navotas Public cemetery in Manila, Philippines. Damir Sagolj / Reuters
  • Commuters walk towards Tower Bridge on a misty morning in central London. Hannah McKay / Reuters
    Commuters walk towards Tower Bridge on a misty morning in central London. Hannah McKay / Reuters
  • Danny Willett of England hits a shot during a practise day for the Turkish Airlines Open at the Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort in Antalya, Turkey. Richard Heathcote / Getty Images
    Danny Willett of England hits a shot during a practise day for the Turkish Airlines Open at the Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort in Antalya, Turkey. Richard Heathcote / Getty Images
  • Migrating cranes fly during sunset near Straussfurt, central Germany. The cranes rest in central Germany on their way from breeding places in the north to their wintering grounds in the south. Jens Meyer / AP Photo
    Migrating cranes fly during sunset near Straussfurt, central Germany. The cranes rest in central Germany on their way from breeding places in the north to their wintering grounds in the south. Jens Meyer / AP Photo
  • A slow shutter speed picture of Chinese honour guards marching during a welcome ceremony for Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. The Malaysian prime minister is in China for an official visit. How Hwee Young / EPA
    A slow shutter speed picture of Chinese honour guards marching during a welcome ceremony for Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. The Malaysian prime minister is in China for an official visit. How Hwee Young / EPA
  • A woman looks at a painting produced collaboratively by Damien Hirst and David Bowie called “Beautiful, halo, space-boy painting” 1995, part of the Bowie Collection on display at Sotheby’s auction rooms in London. The painting, estimated at US$318,000-$445,000, is part of a large collection of artworks from the personal collection of musician David Bowie which will go for auction on November 10 and 11. Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP Photo
    A woman looks at a painting produced collaboratively by Damien Hirst and David Bowie called “Beautiful, halo, space-boy painting” 1995, part of the Bowie Collection on display at Sotheby’s auction rooms in London. The painting, estimated at US$318,000-$445,000, is part of a large collection of artworks from the personal collection of musician David Bowie which will go for auction on November 10 and 11. Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP Photo
  • CasaPound right-wing activists demonstrate outside the former Montello barracks, where migrants are being transferred by Milan’s prefecture, in Milan, Italy. Luca Bruno / AP Photo
    CasaPound right-wing activists demonstrate outside the former Montello barracks, where migrants are being transferred by Milan’s prefecture, in Milan, Italy. Luca Bruno / AP Photo

World in focus – best photos for November 1, 2016


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A look at the best photos from around the world today.