• Descendants of soldiers from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) take part in a dress rehearsal of a re-enactment of the famous World War One cavalry charge known as 'Battle of Beersheba' in Israel. Amir Cohen / Reuters
    Descendants of soldiers from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) take part in a dress rehearsal of a re-enactment of the famous World War One cavalry charge known as 'Battle of Beersheba' in Israel. Amir Cohen / Reuters
  • People look at a boat that capsized with a group of Rohingya refugees in it at Bailakhali, near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Hannah McKay / Reuters
    People look at a boat that capsized with a group of Rohingya refugees in it at Bailakhali, near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Hannah McKay / Reuters
  • Uber drivers and of other ride-sharing apps, protest against proposed regulation of those services by the Brazilian Senate, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Andre Penner / AP Photo
    Uber drivers and of other ride-sharing apps, protest against proposed regulation of those services by the Brazilian Senate, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Andre Penner / AP Photo
  • A woman walks along tombs at the municipal cemetery of San Salvador in Oviedo, northern Spain. Eloy Alonso / Reuters
    A woman walks along tombs at the municipal cemetery of San Salvador in Oviedo, northern Spain. Eloy Alonso / Reuters
  • St. Louis Blues' Jaden Schwartz keeps his eye on the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings, in St. Louis. Jeff Roberson / AP Photo
    St. Louis Blues' Jaden Schwartz keeps his eye on the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings, in St. Louis. Jeff Roberson / AP Photo
  • US president Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump give out Halloween treats to children at the South Portico of the White House in Washington. Carlos Barria / Reuters
    US president Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump give out Halloween treats to children at the South Portico of the White House in Washington. Carlos Barria / Reuters
  • An artisan holds a mask of Cuba's late leader Fidel Castro to make 'T'antawawas' (children's bread) to commemorate the 'Day of the Dead' in La Paz, Bolivia. David Mercado / Reuters
    An artisan holds a mask of Cuba's late leader Fidel Castro to make 'T'antawawas' (children's bread) to commemorate the 'Day of the Dead' in La Paz, Bolivia. David Mercado / Reuters
  • Filipinos pass by a mural on the wall of apartment-type crypts as they visit a public cemetery to honour their departed loved ones in the traditional observance of All Saints Day in Manila, Philippines. Bullit Marquez / AP Photo
    Filipinos pass by a mural on the wall of apartment-type crypts as they visit a public cemetery to honour their departed loved ones in the traditional observance of All Saints Day in Manila, Philippines. Bullit Marquez / AP Photo

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World in focus - best photos for October 31, 2017

Take a look at some of the best photos from around the world in the past 24 hours

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October 31, 2017

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