• The ancient town of Hasankeyf is seen by the Tigris river, which will be significantly submerged by the Ilisu dam. Getty
    The ancient town of Hasankeyf is seen by the Tigris river, which will be significantly submerged by the Ilisu dam. Getty
  • A Nepalese Hindu lies covered with oil lamps as an offering to the Hindu goddess Durga during the Dashain festival celebration at the Baramahini Temple in Bhaktapur, Nepal. EPA
    A Nepalese Hindu lies covered with oil lamps as an offering to the Hindu goddess Durga during the Dashain festival celebration at the Baramahini Temple in Bhaktapur, Nepal. EPA
  • A child and climate change activists attend the Extinction Rebellion protests on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Reuters
    A child and climate change activists attend the Extinction Rebellion protests on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Reuters
  • A woman covers her face as she looks at a protest against Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno's austerity measures in Quito, Ecuador. Reuters
    A woman covers her face as she looks at a protest against Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno's austerity measures in Quito, Ecuador. Reuters
  • Helicopters of the Indian Air Force's Sarang aerobatics team perform during the Air Force Day parade at an IAF station in Ghaziabad. The Indian Air Force is celebrating its 87th anniversary. AFP
    Helicopters of the Indian Air Force's Sarang aerobatics team perform during the Air Force Day parade at an IAF station in Ghaziabad. The Indian Air Force is celebrating its 87th anniversary. AFP
  • Pro-democracy protesters gather in a shopping mall in the Sha Tin district in Hong Kong. AFP
    Pro-democracy protesters gather in a shopping mall in the Sha Tin district in Hong Kong. AFP
  • Farmers stand with their cows on a barge on Lake Koenigssee during the annual cattle drive from the Saletalm alpine pasture to their wintering barns in Schoenau, southern Germany. AFP
    Farmers stand with their cows on a barge on Lake Koenigssee during the annual cattle drive from the Saletalm alpine pasture to their wintering barns in Schoenau, southern Germany. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for October 8, 2019

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

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