Members of the Bahrain Royal Guard including a Bahrain prince reach the world's eighth-highest mountain Manaslu. AFP
Members of the Bahrain Royal Guard including a Bahrain prince reach the world's eighth-highest mountain Manaslu. AFP
Spanish bull sidestepper Javier Pradanas in action during 'Ciudad de Santo Reino' sidesteppers contest as part of San Lucas Fair held in Jaen, southern Spain. EPA
Spanish bull sidestepper Javier Pradanas in action during 'Ciudad de Santo Reino' sidesteppers contest as part of San Lucas Fair held in Jaen, southern Spain. EPA
A rescue team transports people by speedboat through floodwaters on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. AFP
A rescue team transports people by speedboat through floodwaters on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. AFP
Artists work on a makeshift pandal made with wood, cotton, metal and bamboo under a theme 'We All Are Durga' by Bhabotosh Sutar and Mallika Das Sutar ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India. EPA
Artists work on a makeshift pandal made with wood, cotton, metal and bamboo under a theme 'We All Are Durga' by Bhabotosh Sutar and Mallika Das Sutar ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India. EPA
A demonstrator sprays in red the General Baquedano monument near a Chilean national flag during a protest against Chilean President Sebastian Pinera's government at Plaza Italia square, in Santiago. AFP
A demonstrator sprays in red the General Baquedano monument near a Chilean national flag during a protest against Chilean President Sebastian Pinera's government at Plaza Italia square, in Santiago. AFP
Attendees wait to hear US President Donald Trump speak at a campaign rally in Macon, Georgia. AFP
Attendees wait to hear US President Donald Trump speak at a campaign rally in Macon, Georgia. AFP
The Mont-Saint-Michel, in Normandy, northwestern France, is surrounded by the sea during high tide. AFP
The Mont-Saint-Michel, in Normandy, northwestern France, is surrounded by the sea during high tide. AFP
Filipino activist Reina Mae Nasino, 23, holds a flower during the burial of her three-month-old baby River, who died while she was in prison, in Manila North Cemetery, Philippines. Reuters
Filipino activist Reina Mae Nasino, 23, holds a flower during the burial of her three-month-old baby River, who died while she was in prison, in Manila North Cemetery, Philippines. Reuters
Jorge Felix Moreno powders his face with cornstarch in his hotel room in Caracas, Venezuela. AP Photo
Jorge Felix Moreno powders his face with cornstarch in his hotel room in Caracas, Venezuela. AP Photo
Cathy McEvoy, wife of the winning jockey, and her children cheer on Kerrin McEvoy during The Everest at Royal Randwick Racecourse o in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
Cathy McEvoy, wife of the winning jockey, and her children cheer on Kerrin McEvoy during The Everest at Royal Randwick Racecourse o in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images

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World in focus - best photos for October 17, 2020

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

Simon Wilgress-Pipe
Simon Wilgress-Pipe

October 17, 2020

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Directed by: Jeethu Joseph

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Rating: 4 stars

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