A woman dressed as Mexico's mythical Catrina walks through a field of Mexican Marigold flowers, during preparations for the Day of the Dead celebrations at Rancho San Juan Diego, in Jalisco State. AFP
A woman dressed as Mexico's mythical Catrina walks through a field of Mexican Marigold flowers, during preparations for the Day of the Dead celebrations at Rancho San Juan Diego, in Jalisco State. AFP
A woman mourns during the funeral in Beirut of Ghassan Najjar, a cameraman for Lebanese news channel Al Mayadeen, who was killed in an Israeli strike along with two other journalists in the southern Lebanese town of Hasbaya. Reuters
A woman mourns during the funeral in Beirut of Ghassan Najjar, a cameraman for Lebanese news channel Al Mayadeen, who was killed in an Israeli strike along with two other journalists in the southern Lebanese town of Hasbaya. Reuters
Recruits of the Indian Border Security Force take part in a pass-out parade in Humhama, on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir. EPA
Recruits of the Indian Border Security Force take part in a pass-out parade in Humhama, on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir. EPA
A police officer shoots tear gas at supporters of Bolivia's former President Evo Morales as police attempt to dismantle a blockade set in protest of the government of President Luis Arce, in Parotani, Bolivia. Reuters
A police officer shoots tear gas at supporters of Bolivia's former President Evo Morales as police attempt to dismantle a blockade set in protest of the government of President Luis Arce, in Parotani, Bolivia. Reuters
An installation by Indian artist Shilo Shiv Suleman at the Forever Is Now contemporary art exhibition, at the Giza Pyramids, near Cairo. AFP
An installation by Indian artist Shilo Shiv Suleman at the Forever Is Now contemporary art exhibition, at the Giza Pyramids, near Cairo. AFP
A drone image shows sand dunes and palm trees partially covered by floodwaters in Merzouga, Morocco, after rare rainfall hit the area last September. Reuters
A drone image shows sand dunes and palm trees partially covered by floodwaters in Merzouga, Morocco, after rare rainfall hit the area last September. Reuters
Russia's Andrey Rublev returns a ball to America's Ben Shelton, during their men's quarter-final match at the Swiss Indoors ATP 500 tennis tournament in Basel. AFP
Russia's Andrey Rublev returns a ball to America's Ben Shelton, during their men's quarter-final match at the Swiss Indoors ATP 500 tennis tournament in Basel. AFP
Buddhist nuns collect alms at a shop in the Jade Market in Mandalay. On the outskirts of Mandalay nervous Myanmar soldiers man a checkpoint just kilometres away from rebels who have set their sights on the former royal capital of 1.5 million people. AFP
Buddhist nuns collect alms at a shop in the Jade Market in Mandalay. On the outskirts of Mandalay nervous Myanmar soldiers man a checkpoint just kilometres away from rebels who have set their sights on the former royal capital of 1.5 million people. AFP

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Best photos of October 26: A woman dressed as La Catrina to Buddhist nuns in Jade market

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