Best photos of November 22: A temple festival in Taiwan to flooding in California

A participant dressed as Ba Jia Jiang (eight generals), a Chinese guardian of the gods, is purified by firecrackers during a temple festival marking the birthday of traditional Taoist deity "Qingshan Wang" or "Ling''an Zunwang" in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
A building is reduced to rubble after an Israeli air strike in Beirut's southern Haret Hreik neighbourhood. AFP
Production line workers assemble teddy bears for export at a toy factory in Lianyungang, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. AFP
Pittsburgh Steelers' Chris Boswell kicks a field goal against the Cleveland Browns during their game at a snowy Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, Ohio, US. Scott Galvin-Imagn Images
A competitor practises during the Budapest Ballet Grand Prix in Hungary. Reuters
Volcanic lava flows across a road near Grindavik, on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland. EPA
McLaren Formula One driver Oscar Piastri, from Australia, is reflected in a window during a practice session for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. AP Photo
A pedestrian wades through a flooded street in Santa Rosa, California, US. AP Photo

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November 22, 2024

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