• Sailing boats gather at the start of the Barcolana regatta at Trieste harbour, Italy. Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters
    Sailing boats gather at the start of the Barcolana regatta at Trieste harbour, Italy. Alessandro Garofalo/Reuters
  • Bishops attend a mass for the canonisation of the Pope Paul VI and El Salvador's Archbishop Oscar Romero at the Vatican. Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters
    Bishops attend a mass for the canonisation of the Pope Paul VI and El Salvador's Archbishop Oscar Romero at the Vatican. Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters
  • Brian Conklin of the Hawks shoots a free throw during the round one NBL match between the Perth Wildcats and the Illawarra Hawks at Perth Arena, Australia. Paul Kane/Getty Images
    Brian Conklin of the Hawks shoots a free throw during the round one NBL match between the Perth Wildcats and the Illawarra Hawks at Perth Arena, Australia. Paul Kane/Getty Images
  • Japan maritime self-defence force members attend a military parade at the Asaka training ground near Tokyo. Franck Robichon/EPA
    Japan maritime self-defence force members attend a military parade at the Asaka training ground near Tokyo. Franck Robichon/EPA
  • A rower is silhouetted by the setting sun on the lake Steinhuder Meer in Steinhude near Hannover, northern Germany. Hauke-Christian Dittrich/AP Photo
    A rower is silhouetted by the setting sun on the lake Steinhuder Meer in Steinhude near Hannover, northern Germany. Hauke-Christian Dittrich/AP Photo
  • A resident walks past parts of effigies of demon king Ravana displayed for sale on a pavement ahead of Dussehra festival in New Delhi, India. RS Iyer/AP Photo
    A resident walks past parts of effigies of demon king Ravana displayed for sale on a pavement ahead of Dussehra festival in New Delhi, India. RS Iyer/AP Photo
  • Spectactors attend the opening of the Lumiere 2018 Grand Lyon Film Festival, in Lyon, France. Emmanuel Foudrot/Reuters
    Spectactors attend the opening of the Lumiere 2018 Grand Lyon Film Festival, in Lyon, France. Emmanuel Foudrot/Reuters
  • Anastassiya Glukhareva in action in the women's triple jump at the Youth Olympic Games, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Lukas Schulze/Reuters
    Anastassiya Glukhareva in action in the women's triple jump at the Youth Olympic Games, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Lukas Schulze/Reuters
  • US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a Make America Great Again rally in Richmond, Kentucky. Joshua Roberts/Reuters
    US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a Make America Great Again rally in Richmond, Kentucky. Joshua Roberts/Reuters
  • A local carries food and water past a building damaged by Hurricane Michael in Parker, Florida. Terray Sylvester/Reuters
    A local carries food and water past a building damaged by Hurricane Michael in Parker, Florida. Terray Sylvester/Reuters
  • People participate in a procession prior to the canonisation of late Archbishop of San Salvador Oscar Arnulfo Romero in San Salvador, El Salvador. Jose Cabezas/Reuters
    People participate in a procession prior to the canonisation of late Archbishop of San Salvador Oscar Arnulfo Romero in San Salvador, El Salvador. Jose Cabezas/Reuters
  • Ben Cadden rides Winx alongside stablemates Unforgotten and Youngstar at Altona beach in Melbourne, Australia. Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images
    Ben Cadden rides Winx alongside stablemates Unforgotten and Youngstar at Altona beach in Melbourne, Australia. Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images
  • Lil Wayne performs during the 2018 Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park in Texas. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP
    Lil Wayne performs during the 2018 Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park in Texas. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP

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World in focus – best photos for October 14, 2018

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