Today's best photos: from most people dressed as astronauts to a partial solar eclipse

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

A Guinness World Record for Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Astronauts was broken by 940 students at the Repton - Fry Campus Abu Dhabi, Al Reem Island. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

An elderly woman looks through a welding filter during a partial solar eclipse in Bucharest, Romania. AP

Pope Francis and the Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East Mar Awa III attend a prayer for peace in Rome's Colisseum as part of the Cry for Peace summit, organised by Italy's Community of Sant'Egidio. AFP

Nasa’s Desert Research and Technology Studies (Desert Rats) team members practise with a Moon rover prototype for future Artemis missions at the Black Point Lava Flow near Flagstaff, Arizona. AFP

Members of the riot control unit of the European Union's military force in Bosnia and Herzegovina train during a simulation near Sarajevo. AFP

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, seventh from left, and others lay flowers at the memorial to the victims of the Sinti and Roma communities killed during the Holocaust on the 10th anniversary of the inauguration of the memorial in Berlin, Germany. AP

Signs of a fuel spill on the beaches of Salina Cruz, Mexico. Fishermen reported the spill that has stained and contaminated more than eight kilometres of coastline. EPA

An Indian artist from Gurukul School of Art makes a painting to congratulate Rishi Sunak on becoming British prime minister, in Mumbai, India. EPA

Residences are lit up with lanterns and lights in Mumbai, India. During Diwali, the entire house is cleaned and diyas, small earthen oil lamps, are lit around the house. EPA

US Coast Guard pilots patrol the Florida Straits near Miami, where there has reportedly been an increase in migration from the Bahamas and Cuba. EPA

A child looks at a giant Halloween pumpkin made from papier-mache in Valletta, Malta. Reuters

Mourners attend the funeral of six Palestinians killed in an overnight Israeli raid on the 'Lion's Den' armed group in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. AFP

Aainjaa perform at the opening of the 27th Global Village in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Barberry bush leaves covered with hoarfrost in a garden outside Moscow, where temperatures dropped below freezing overnight. AFP

A view of a partial solar eclipse seen in Mumbai, India, 25 October 2022. EPA / DIVYAKANT SOLANKI

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