North Korean leader Kim Jong Un riding a white horse among the first snow at Mouth Paektu. AFP
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un riding a white horse among the first snow at Mouth Paektu. AFP
The moon rises behind One World Trade Centre on a clear night in the Lower Manhattan neighbourhood of New York. AP
The moon rises behind One World Trade Centre on a clear night in the Lower Manhattan neighbourhood of New York. AP
A troupe charges and fire their rifles loaded with gunpowder during a national competition, in El Jadida, Morocco. EPA
A troupe charges and fire their rifles loaded with gunpowder during a national competition, in El Jadida, Morocco. EPA
Lamps are lit by devotees as specially illuminated Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh's religious sites is seen in the backdrop on the occasion of the 485th birth anniversary of the fourth Guru or the master of the Sikhs Sri Guru Ramdas Ji in Amritsar, India. EPA
Lamps are lit by devotees as specially illuminated Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh's religious sites is seen in the backdrop on the occasion of the 485th birth anniversary of the fourth Guru or the master of the Sikhs Sri Guru Ramdas Ji in Amritsar, India. EPA
An aerial photo from a drone shows Thelen Materials supply company in Antioch, Illinois, USA. EPA
An aerial photo from a drone shows Thelen Materials supply company in Antioch, Illinois, USA. EPA
A man walks past a mural being painted by students from the National School of the Arts to express solidarity with those killed during a month of protests demanding the president's resignation in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AP
A man walks past a mural being painted by students from the National School of the Arts to express solidarity with those killed during a month of protests demanding the president's resignation in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AP
Afghan women wearing burqas from a polio immunisation team walk together during a vaccination campaign in Kandahar. AFP
Afghan women wearing burqas from a polio immunisation team walk together during a vaccination campaign in Kandahar. AFP
Police recruits march as 853 student police officers (including 83 female students) complete five days of training on the techniques of non-violent dispersal of the crowds at the Davie National Police School in Lome. AFP
Police recruits march as 853 student police officers (including 83 female students) complete five days of training on the techniques of non-violent dispersal of the crowds at the Davie National Police School in Lome. AFP
Protesters clash with Catalan regional police 'Mossos D'Esquadra' officers during a protest in front of the Spanish Government delegations in Barcelona. AFP
Protesters clash with Catalan regional police 'Mossos D'Esquadra' officers during a protest in front of the Spanish Government delegations in Barcelona. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for October 16, 2019

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