Police personnel stand guard outside national cricket board office, in Colombo on November 6, 2023. Sri Lanka's sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe sacked the national cricket board on November 6, days after a humiliating defeat by India at the World Cup. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Police personnel stand guard outside national cricket board office, in Colombo on November 6, 2023. Sri Lanka's sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe sacked the national cricket board on November 6, days after a humiliating defeat by India at the World Cup. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
A woman stands in shock in her collapsed house after an earthquake hit Jajarkot, Nepal. Reuters
A woman stands in shock in her collapsed house after an earthquake hit Jajarkot, Nepal. Reuters
A Kashmiri farmer picks saffron flowers in Srinagar. EPA
A Kashmiri farmer picks saffron flowers in Srinagar. EPA
High-flying action from the men's BMX freestyle at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. EPA
High-flying action from the men's BMX freestyle at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. EPA
Riding a big wave at Praia do Norte in Nazare, Portugal. EPA
Riding a big wave at Praia do Norte in Nazare, Portugal. EPA
The construction site of a hotel complex near Ha Long Bay in Vietnam, which has faced outcry over its impact on the Unesco World Heritage Site. AFP
The construction site of a hotel complex near Ha Long Bay in Vietnam, which has faced outcry over its impact on the Unesco World Heritage Site. AFP
Alain Robert, the 'French Spiderman', climbs the Coupole Total tower in Puteaux, near Paris, to call for peace in the Middle East. AFP
Alain Robert, the 'French Spiderman', climbs the Coupole Total tower in Puteaux, near Paris, to call for peace in the Middle East. AFP
People queue for supplies in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Mexico. Reuters
People queue for supplies in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Mexico. Reuters
Joseph Geagea, director of the Gibran Khalil Gibran Museum dedicated to the eponymous Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist, gives an interview at the premises in the artist's hometown of Besharre, northern Lebanon. AFP
Joseph Geagea, director of the Gibran Khalil Gibran Museum dedicated to the eponymous Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist, gives an interview at the premises in the artist's hometown of Besharre, northern Lebanon. AFP
A dog at an animal shelter near Kyiv. Reuters
A dog at an animal shelter near Kyiv. Reuters
The Auroras, caused by a coronal mass ejection on the Sun, illuminate the skies in the south-western Siberian Omsk region, Russia. Reuters
The Auroras, caused by a coronal mass ejection on the Sun, illuminate the skies in the south-western Siberian Omsk region, Russia. Reuters

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November 06, 2023

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