Best photos of October 31: From Diwali in Sri Lanka to no snow on Mount Fuji

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

A Sri Lankan Hindu devotee lights oil lamps to mark Diwali, in Colombo. EPA

Swans on the beach of Lake Yamanakako, near Mount Fuji. Japan's famed mountain has yet to receive any snowfall this year, marking the latest date without snow since records began 130 years ago. Getty

A woman walks past a car swept up a pole by flood water in Valencia, Spain. AP

The Gornergrat train on a bridge surrounded by larch trees, on an autumn day in Zermatt, Switzerland. Reuters

Thai Red Cross staff wearing Halloween costumes pose as people queue to donate blood, at the National Blood Centre in Bangkok. Reuters

Israeli law-enforcement officers disperse ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters during a demonstration against conscription in Jerusalem. AFP

Leon Marchand of France swims the freestyle leg in the men's 100m individual medley final during the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2024, in Singapore. Getty Images

US President Joe Biden playfully bites a baby during a Halloween celebration at the White House. Reuters

A visitor looks at a giant Hello Kitty display, part of the exhibition As I change, So Does She, marking the 50th anniversary of Hello Kitty in Tokyo. AP