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A protester wearing a period costume stands during a demonstration against the high cost of living in Paris, on October 17, 2026, as part of a nationwide call for mobilization, bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former gilets jaunes protesters, secondary-school and university students, climate activists, farmers, and more.
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A police officer wearing riot gear stands in front of a burning barricade during a demonstration near Place de la République on October 17, 2026, during a weekend of protests in Paris, France.
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A performer in the rotunda of the Pinakothek der Moderne at the start of the Long Night of Munich Museums, on October 17, 2026, in Munich, Germany.
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A soldier wears a bearskin hat during the Household Cavalry’s centenary dedication of the Guards Memorial, at Horse Guards Parade, in central London on October 16, 2026.
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A 20-year-old orangutan tries to escape as members of the Natural Resources Conservation Agency, the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, and the World Wide Fund for Nature Indonesia evacuate it due to wildfires in Hampangen Village, Katingan Regency, Central Kalimantan, on October 17, 2026.
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A female giraffe calf, born nine days earlier, enjoys a sunny day with her mother, Kahlua, at the Schwerin Zoo on October 22, 2026, in Schwerin, Germany.
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A deer walks through a stand of trees at sunrise in London’s Richmond Park on October 19, 2026.
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The H3 rocket carrying the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) rover bound for Mars’s moon Phobos lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, on October 20, 2026.
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People watch a burning oil terminal following an air attack in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on October 18, 2026. Russia shot down dozens of Ukrainian drones near Saint Petersburg, authorities said on October 18, hitting an oil terminal and disrupting flights at one of the country’s busiest airports.
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People look at a crater after a Russian-missile strike in a residential neighborhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on October 21, 2026.
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A man and a woman photograph the densely packed residential blocks of the Monster Building on October 20, 2026, in Hong Kong, China.
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The Lotte World Tower (right) and Namsan Seoul Tower (back left), as captured from the observatory area of Namhansanseong in Gwangju city of Gyeonggi province, a suburb of Seoul, South Korea, on October 22, 2026.
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Hezly Rivera of the United States performs her beam routine during podium training in preparation for the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2026, on October 15, 2026, in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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A humanoid robot competitor falls while navigating a slope obstacle during 2026 Robot Warrior Challenge Fall Competition on October 18, 2026, in Beijing, China.
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A mail carrier delivers mail to a house decorated with skeletons for Halloween in Los Angeles, California, on October 21, 2026.
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Santa and bellhops pose in front of the Selfridges’ Christmas windows during a media preview in London, England, on October 22, 2026.
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Students from St Andrews take part in a foam fight as part of “Raisin Monday” on the lower college lawn, at St Andrews in Scotland, on October 19, 2026.
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An electoral worker prepares an electronic voting machine ahead of Brazil’s presidential runoff election in Brasilia, Brazil, on October 20, 2026.
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Romanian Red Cross volunteers hold CPR mannequins before a flash-mob performance to mark World Restart a Heart Day in Bucharest, Romania, on October 16, 2026.
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Geese take flight from the Mannhausen shallow-water area in search of food, early on October 21, 2026, in Calvörde, Germany. Thousands of migratory birds are currently stopping there to rest on their way to their wintering grounds.
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Fairgoers ride a swing ride at the Big Fresno Fair on October 17, 2026, in Fresno, California.
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An effigy of the mythic demon king Ravana is set on fire on the occasion of the Hindu festival of Dussehra, at the Gandhi Maidan in Patna, India, on October 20, 2026.
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An aerial view shows thick smoke and haze from regional forest and land fires in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, on October 15, 2026.
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An aerial view shows more than 50,000 people performing Garba in concentric circles around a stage during the United Way of Baroda Garba Mahotsav 2026 in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, on October 19, 2026. The annual festival draws participants in colorful traditional attire who dance in rhythmic circles as live musicians perform from the central stage, while spectators watch from the stands. Garba, a folk dance of Gujarat performed in honor of the goddess Durga, is the centerpiece of the nine-night Hindu festival of Navratri.
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An aerial view of colorful autumn foliage and the Taihang No. 1 Tourist Road winding through a forest in Jinzhong, Shanxi province, China, on October 19, 2026
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A man sits in Djurgården National Park at sunrise among autumn foliage in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 18, 2026.
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Capybaras at the Five Sisters Zoo interact with pumpkins in their enclosure ahead of Halloween on October 21, 2026, in West Calder, Scotland.
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A boy plays on rocks on Sillon beach in Saint-Malo, France, at sunset on October 20, 2026.