Mount Sinabung spews thick smoke into the air in Karo, North Sumatra. AFP
Mount Sinabung spews thick smoke into the air in Karo, North Sumatra. AFP
People lights candle outside the Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Basilica in Nice after a knife attacker killed three people inside the church of the French Riviera city. AFP
People lights candle outside the Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Basilica in Nice after a knife attacker killed three people inside the church of the French Riviera city. AFP
This aerial photograph shows the old city of Hoi An, a UNESCO world heritage site, in the aftermath of Typhoon Molave. AFP
This aerial photograph shows the old city of Hoi An, a UNESCO world heritage site, in the aftermath of Typhoon Molave. AFP
People gather during a memorial as part of a commemoration of victims of the Soviet GULAG repression camps under Stalin's 'Great Terror' regime, at the national memorial to victims of Soviet-era political repressions titled 'The Wall of Grief' in Moscow, Russia. EPA
People gather during a memorial as part of a commemoration of victims of the Soviet GULAG repression camps under Stalin's 'Great Terror' regime, at the national memorial to victims of Soviet-era political repressions titled 'The Wall of Grief' in Moscow, Russia. EPA
The abbreviation "BLM", for the Black Lives Matter movement, written on the forehead of the "Eternal Presence" statue outside the National Center of Afro-American Artists, in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. The Boston area was blanketed with a few inches of snow during the day. AP Photo
The abbreviation "BLM", for the Black Lives Matter movement, written on the forehead of the "Eternal Presence" statue outside the National Center of Afro-American Artists, in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. The Boston area was blanketed with a few inches of snow during the day. AP Photo
Candice Warner poses in Sydney, Australia. Former Ironwoman Candice Warner is currently a contestant on the inaugural season of SAS Australia on Channel Seven. Getty Images
Candice Warner poses in Sydney, Australia. Former Ironwoman Candice Warner is currently a contestant on the inaugural season of SAS Australia on Channel Seven. Getty Images
Visitors wearing masks, following the Covid-19 outbreak, crowd the Badaling section of the Great Wall in Beijing, China. Reuters
Visitors wearing masks, following the Covid-19 outbreak, crowd the Badaling section of the Great Wall in Beijing, China. Reuters
US President Donald Trump addresses supporters during a campaign rally at the Rochester International Airport in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. EPA
US President Donald Trump addresses supporters during a campaign rally at the Rochester International Airport in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. EPA
A man rides a scooter at the empty Perdana Botanical Gardens in Kuala Lumpur. AFP
A man rides a scooter at the empty Perdana Botanical Gardens in Kuala Lumpur. AFP
Former FARC guerrilla fighters ride in "chivas" -local transport vehicles- towards Bogota in Medellin, Colombia, demanding peace accords to be respected. AFP
Former FARC guerrilla fighters ride in "chivas" -local transport vehicles- towards Bogota in Medellin, Colombia, demanding peace accords to be respected. AFP
A man walks on the empty stage of the Theatre de la Sinne, in Mulhouse, eastern France, on the eve of a new lockdown in France. AFP
A man walks on the empty stage of the Theatre de la Sinne, in Mulhouse, eastern France, on the eve of a new lockdown in France. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for October 31, 2020

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

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October 31, 2020

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