Today's best photos: from Berlin Festival of Lights to US Navy's Blue Angels

'The National' picks the most striking images from around the world

Hands forming a heart with a rainbow colored sweatband are projected on the Brandenburg Gate during the Festival of Lights in Berlin, Germany, 07 October 2022. During the festival, buildings and landmarks of the German capital are screened with light installations and 3D projections. The festival takes place from 07 to 16 October 2022 in 35 places showing 70 installations. EPA / CLEMENS BILAN

Prayers for the victims of a mass killing at the Young Children's Development Centre in Uthai Sawan, north-eastern Thailand. A former police officer shot and stabbed 37 people, many of them children, to death on Thursday. AP

A creation by designer Maria Clara Pontes Leca for her brand Maria Clara during Lisbon Fashion Week in Lisbon, Portugal, which runs until Monday. EPA

Vermicelli is cooked at a stall in Amritsar, India, before the Karva Chauth festival, in which married women fast a whole day and offer prayers to the Moon for the welfare, prosperity, and longevity of their husbands. AFP

Ferrari team mates Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz learn of their second and third positions respectively on the starting grid for Sunday's Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit. Red Bull's Max Verstappen takes poll. Reuters

Cast member Florence Pugh attends the premiere of 'The Wonder' during the BFI London Film Festival in London, England. Reuters

A fire started on the Kerch bridge that links Crimea to Russia after a lorry exploded on Saturday. The bridge is Russia's sole land link with annexed Crimea. AFP

US President Joe Biden arrives at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Maryland on his way to the Volvo USA lorry plant to mark National Manufacturing Day. Reuters

The US Navy's Blue Angels aerobatic display team perform during San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show in San Francisco, California. AP

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