Best photos of October 17: Full moon day in Colombo to Munch's Lego Scream

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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  Buddhist devotees take part in a religious observance on a full moon day at a temple in the Kelaniya suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 17 October 2024. Buddhism is the official religion of the South Asian island nation where the majority of the population customarily undertakes religious rituals on full moon days, known as 'Poya', in Sinhala. These days, Sri Lankan Buddhists gather in temples to perform religious rituals. Shops and businesses are usually closed, and the sale of alcohol and meat is prohibited. EPA / CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE

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  Shinto priests bow during a ritual at the autumn festival at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters

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  Fish being processed in Tongren, in China's Guizhou province. AFP

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  Students take a class in the street outside the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in protest at President Javier Milei's veto of a funding increase for universities. AFP

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  Photographer Giles Duley, who lost both legs and his left arm after stepping on an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, speaks at the opening of the Ukraine Mine Action Conference in Lausanne, western Switzerland. AFP

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  Clowns during the opening ceremony at Dubai's Global Village. Pawan Singh / The National

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  The Hunter's supermoon above Edinburgh Castle, Scotland. PA

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  A minute's silence is held for the soldiers from 16 nations killed under the UN flag during the 1950-53 Korean War in Seoul, South Korea. EPA

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  Edvard Munch's The Scream made from Lego bricks by US artist Nathan Sawaya at his Art of the Brick exhibition in Berlin, Germany. Reuters