• Environmental protesters gather around the head of a statue confiscated by police on Lambeth bridge in central London. Environmental activists were set to block roads leading to Britain's Parliament in an attempt to disrupt the heart of government. AP Photo
    Environmental protesters gather around the head of a statue confiscated by police on Lambeth bridge in central London. Environmental activists were set to block roads leading to Britain's Parliament in an attempt to disrupt the heart of government. AP Photo
  • A Hindu performs an 'Arti' Puja, a prayer ritual to worship a deity, as artists dressed as Hindu god Rama and his companion Laxman sit inside a temple before a religious procession during a Dussehra festival in Allahabad. AFP
    A Hindu performs an 'Arti' Puja, a prayer ritual to worship a deity, as artists dressed as Hindu god Rama and his companion Laxman sit inside a temple before a religious procession during a Dussehra festival in Allahabad. AFP
  • Visitors wearing traditional Korean hanbok dresses pose for photos during a night opening at Gyeongbokgung palace in central Seoul. AFP
    Visitors wearing traditional Korean hanbok dresses pose for photos during a night opening at Gyeongbokgung palace in central Seoul. AFP
  • Children play by the shore in the western Philippine coastal town of Baler, Aurora province. AFP
    Children play by the shore in the western Philippine coastal town of Baler, Aurora province. AFP
  • Extinction Rebellion protesters block the roads around the Victory Column to mark the beginning of demonstrations in Berlin. AFP
    Extinction Rebellion protesters block the roads around the Victory Column to mark the beginning of demonstrations in Berlin. AFP
  • A jockey spurs the bulls during the Karapan Sapi Indonesia President Cup Trophy 2019 in Madura, Indonesia. Getty Images
    A jockey spurs the bulls during the Karapan Sapi Indonesia President Cup Trophy 2019 in Madura, Indonesia. Getty Images
  • The opening prayer for the Amazon synod, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Pope Francis opened a three-week meeting on preserving the rainforest. AP Photo
    The opening prayer for the Amazon synod, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Pope Francis opened a three-week meeting on preserving the rainforest. AP Photo
  • Anti-government protesters are arrested by police during a clash at a demonstration in Wan Chai district in Hong Kong. Getty Images
    Anti-government protesters are arrested by police during a clash at a demonstration in Wan Chai district in Hong Kong. Getty Images
  • A youth plays on a swing, popularly known as the 'Dashain Ping', during the Hindu festival of 'Dashain' in Changu Naryan on the outskirts of Kathmandu. AFP
    A youth plays on a swing, popularly known as the 'Dashain Ping', during the Hindu festival of 'Dashain' in Changu Naryan on the outskirts of Kathmandu. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for October 7, 2019

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