• An Indian artist dressed as the Hindu Goddess Kali performs during a religious procession for the Dussehra festival in Allahabad. AFP
    An Indian artist dressed as the Hindu Goddess Kali performs during a religious procession for the Dussehra festival in Allahabad. AFP
  • Repsol Honda Team's Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa pose for a photograph during a fan event in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters
    Repsol Honda Team's Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa pose for a photograph during a fan event in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters
  • An artificial intelligence robot developed by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology stands displayed at CEATEC Japan in Chiba, Japan. Bloomberg
    An artificial intelligence robot developed by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology stands displayed at CEATEC Japan in Chiba, Japan. Bloomberg
  • China's Yingsha Sun watches the ball during the Table Tennis International Team Event at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP Photo
    China's Yingsha Sun watches the ball during the Table Tennis International Team Event at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP Photo
  • The Chelsea Pensioners, prepare to take part in a photograph to commemorate 100 years since the end of the First World War, at Royal Hospital Chelsea in London. Getty Images
    The Chelsea Pensioners, prepare to take part in a photograph to commemorate 100 years since the end of the First World War, at Royal Hospital Chelsea in London. Getty Images
  • An Indian paramilitary trooper stands guard on top of am armoured vehicle inside a polling station during the last phase of urban local body polls, on the outskirts of Srinagar. AFP
    An Indian paramilitary trooper stands guard on top of am armoured vehicle inside a polling station during the last phase of urban local body polls, on the outskirts of Srinagar. AFP
  • Indian vendors organise pumpkins painted to resemble demons during the Durga Puja festival in Chennai. AFP
    Indian vendors organise pumpkins painted to resemble demons during the Durga Puja festival in Chennai. AFP
  • The church and parts of the village of Kronberg are seen with the Frankfurt skyline in the background. AP Photo
    The church and parts of the village of Kronberg are seen with the Frankfurt skyline in the background. AP Photo
  • Demonstrators participate in a protest against Israel's plan to demolish the Palestinian Bedouin village of Khan Al Ahmar. EPA
    Demonstrators participate in a protest against Israel's plan to demolish the Palestinian Bedouin village of Khan Al Ahmar. EPA
  • A boatman prepares to anchor a passenger boat in Station 3 on the island of Boracay, Philippines. EPA
    A boatman prepares to anchor a passenger boat in Station 3 on the island of Boracay, Philippines. EPA

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World in focus – best photos for October 16, 2018

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