• Liberian girls look out a window to see presidential candidate George Weah from the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) party as he passes in a cavalcade during a campaign rally in Buchanan, Liberia. Nic Bothma / EPA
    Liberian girls look out a window to see presidential candidate George Weah from the Congress for Democratic Change (CDC) party as he passes in a cavalcade during a campaign rally in Buchanan, Liberia. Nic Bothma / EPA
  • A fisherman casts his net along a jetty at sunrise in Port Aransas, Texas. The coastal bend area is still recovering from the effects of Hurricane Harvey. Eric Gay / AP Photo
    A fisherman casts his net along a jetty at sunrise in Port Aransas, Texas. The coastal bend area is still recovering from the effects of Hurricane Harvey. Eric Gay / AP Photo
  • Atletico Madrid's Thomas in action with Leganes' Claudio Beauvue. Sergio Perez / Reuters
    Atletico Madrid's Thomas in action with Leganes' Claudio Beauvue. Sergio Perez / Reuters
  • Local actors dressed as ancient warriors re-enact a scene from the 7th century battle of Kerbala during the religious festival of Ashura in Baghdad, Iraq. Khalid al-Mousily / Reuters
    Local actors dressed as ancient warriors re-enact a scene from the 7th century battle of Kerbala during the religious festival of Ashura in Baghdad, Iraq. Khalid al-Mousily / Reuters
  • Spanish Civil Guard officers remove demonstrators outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Barcelona, Spain. Susana Vera / Reuters
    Spanish Civil Guard officers remove demonstrators outside a polling station for the banned independence referendum in Barcelona, Spain. Susana Vera / Reuters
  • People take pictures as Pope Francis leaves at the end of a pastoral visit in Cesena, Italy. Alberto Lingria / Reuters
    People take pictures as Pope Francis leaves at the end of a pastoral visit in Cesena, Italy. Alberto Lingria / Reuters
  • Shi'ite pilgrims gather ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in Kerbala, Iraq, September 30, 2017. Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen / Reuters
    Shi'ite pilgrims gather ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in Kerbala, Iraq, September 30, 2017. Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen / Reuters
  • A man touches a Spanish flag during a demonstration in favour of a unified Spain a day before the banned October 1 independence referendum, in Barcelona, Spain. Susana Vera / Reuters
    A man touches a Spanish flag during a demonstration in favour of a unified Spain a day before the banned October 1 independence referendum, in Barcelona, Spain. Susana Vera / Reuters
  • Tourists wait to visit the Forbidden City in central Beijing, China, on China's 68th National Day. Jason Lee / Reuters
    Tourists wait to visit the Forbidden City in central Beijing, China, on China's 68th National Day. Jason Lee / Reuters
  • People stand on a bridge and watching Hindu devotees immerse the Hindu Goddess Durga into a river in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abir Abdullah / EPA
    People stand on a bridge and watching Hindu devotees immerse the Hindu Goddess Durga into a river in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Abir Abdullah / EPA

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World in focus - best photos for October 1, 2017

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