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Varanasi, India Thousands of devotees throng the ghats of the Ganges to watch a prayer ceremony during the Dev Deepavali festival, when the steps leading to the river glow with brightly lit earthen lamps
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ehran, Iran A woman walks past a new anti-US billboard that reads: ‘Behind the US freedom promises, the result of trusting America is destruction’
Cebu, Philippines Piled-up vehicles after flooding caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi
Sriharikota, India The LVM3-M5 rocket carrying the CMS-03 military satellite blasts off at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh. Weighing about 4,400kg, the CMS-03 is the heaviest communication satellite to be launched into geosynchronous transfer orbit from Indian soil
Gaza City A Palestinian woman carrying her child walks past a destroyed mosque in Gaza City. Qatar’s prime minister and foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, said intensive diplomatic efforts were being made to ensure the ceasefire did not collapse. He said that challenges were to be expected and that both sides acknowledged the agreement must hold
Southern Israel Israeli troops positioned along the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip, looking out at the destruction in the besieged territory
Sleman, Indonesia Mount Merapi, which erupted violently in 2010, killing dozens of people, has erupted again. Nearby residents were advised to remain alert for a larger eruption and lava rain
Jabaliya, Gaza Strip A Palestinian family inspect the ruins of their home
Rajasthan, India Livestock traders at the Pushkar fair, one of India’s largest camel, horse and cattle markets
Vatican Pope Leo XIV waves to Britain’s King Charles and Queen Camilla in the courtyard of San Damaso after an ecumenical prayer in the Sistine Chapel. The king became the first reigning British monarch to pray publicly with a pope since Henry VIII split from Rome in 1534.
