Gallery: The best photos from around the world
10 ImagesThe best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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A Hindu woman applies vermillion paste on her forehead as she offers prayers by the banks of the River Ganges, on the eve of Chhath Puja festival in Prayagraj, India.Credit:AP
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A woman skates on an outdoor rink on a frigid day in Calgary, Alberta.Credit:AP
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A peacock is pictured during Day One of the Joburg Open at Randpark Golf Club in Johannesburg, South Africa.Credit:Getty Images
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People walk across destroyed bridge over Higuito River in Copan, Honduras.Credit:Getty Images
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Rafael Nadal of Spain serves to Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece during their tennis match at the ATP World Finals tennis tournament at the O2 arena in London.Credit:AP
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Dutch street artist Judith de Leeuw works on her 250 square meters large street artwork "Outside in", in Rome.Credit:AP
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Runners and riders in action during The Pertemps Network Handicap Chase at Market Rasen Racecourse in Market Rasen, England.Credit:Getty Images
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Children feed gulls by the banks of the River Ganges in Prayagraj, India.Credit:AP
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Residents enjoy the sun and a seafront view in Monaco during Monaco's national day.Credit:AP
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Firuza Bakhchyan, watched by husband Sergei, cuts the wires near their house in Karmiravan village, as ethnic Armenians leave the the area prior to the Azerbaijani forces being handed control in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.Credit:AP