• Russian paratroopers jump as a rainbow appears in the sky during the joint Russian, Belarusian and Serbian military exercise “The Slavic Brotherhood” at the military ground Kovin, near Belgrade. Stringer / AFP
    Russian paratroopers jump as a rainbow appears in the sky during the joint Russian, Belarusian and Serbian military exercise “The Slavic Brotherhood” at the military ground Kovin, near Belgrade. Stringer / AFP
  • A huge sinkhole is seen at an intersection near Hakata station in Fukuoka, Japan. Kyodo via Reuters
    A huge sinkhole is seen at an intersection near Hakata station in Fukuoka, Japan. Kyodo via Reuters
  • Dancers dressed as a horses listen to instruction from a choreographer during a press preview by American artist Nick Cave of his first major work shown in Australia, entitled HEARD.SYD in Sydney. Over several days the live art performance will feature 30 ‘horses’ dancing to live percussion beats in suits made from coloured raffia plant fibres. Jason Reed / Reuters
    Dancers dressed as a horses listen to instruction from a choreographer during a press preview by American artist Nick Cave of his first major work shown in Australia, entitled HEARD.SYD in Sydney. Over several days the live art performance will feature 30 ‘horses’ dancing to live percussion beats in suits made from coloured raffia plant fibres. Jason Reed / Reuters
  • Hillary Clinton, 2016 Democratic presidential nominee is reflected in a teleprompter during a rally on the Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. About 40,000 people flooded Independence Mall in Philadelphia for Hillary Clinton’s rally with her husband Bill, President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle at her side. Brendan Smialowski / AFP
    Hillary Clinton, 2016 Democratic presidential nominee is reflected in a teleprompter during a rally on the Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. About 40,000 people flooded Independence Mall in Philadelphia for Hillary Clinton’s rally with her husband Bill, President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle at her side. Brendan Smialowski / AFP
  • People dance at a football court to challenge the Guinness World Record of the most people dancing square dance at the same time, in Chongqing Municipality, China. Stringer / Reuters
    People dance at a football court to challenge the Guinness World Record of the most people dancing square dance at the same time, in Chongqing Municipality, China. Stringer / Reuters
  • Thai mahouts ride on elephants during a parade to honour the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. Eleven elephants, painted in white, and hundreds of mahouts from the ancient city of Ayutthaya, a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation World Heritage Site, participated in the parade. Rungroj Yongrit / EPA
    Thai mahouts ride on elephants during a parade to honour the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. Eleven elephants, painted in white, and hundreds of mahouts from the ancient city of Ayutthaya, a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation World Heritage Site, participated in the parade. Rungroj Yongrit / EPA
  • A Palestinian boy stands amidst the ruins of a building destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants during the summer of 2014 in Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip. The World Bank said in a September report that just 10.7 percent of the 11,000 houses that were totally destroyed in 2014 had so far been rebuilt and about 50 percent of partially and severely damaged houses are still awaiting repair. Mohammed Abed / AFP
    A Palestinian boy stands amidst the ruins of a building destroyed during the 50-day war between Israel and Hamas militants during the summer of 2014 in Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip. The World Bank said in a September report that just 10.7 percent of the 11,000 houses that were totally destroyed in 2014 had so far been rebuilt and about 50 percent of partially and severely damaged houses are still awaiting repair. Mohammed Abed / AFP
  • An old woman walks her dog through an alley of trees in Frankfurt, Germany, on a dark and rainy Tuesday. Michael Probst / AP
    An old woman walks her dog through an alley of trees in Frankfurt, Germany, on a dark and rainy Tuesday. Michael Probst / AP
  • A man is seen through a musical instrument as he works on traditional drums for sale at his workshop in Nittambuwa, Sri Lanka. Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
    A man is seen through a musical instrument as he works on traditional drums for sale at his workshop in Nittambuwa, Sri Lanka. Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
  • A farmer walks along with their cows on their way back to a farm in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Aung Shine Oo / AP
    A farmer walks along with their cows on their way back to a farm in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Aung Shine Oo / AP

World in focus – best photos for November 8, 2016


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A look at the best photos from around the world.