Today's best photos: from Day of the Dead to a SpaceX rocket launch

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

An indigenous woman decorates the grave of her loved one with Cempasuchil Marigolds at a cemetery during the annual Day of the Dead celebration, in San Miguel Canoa, in Puebla state, November 1, 2022. REUTERS / Quetzalli Nicte-Ha TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A man wearing an aquarium with goldfish walks at the Village de Saint-Malo, the start point of the Route du Rhum solo sailing race in Saint-Malo, France. AFP

Residents dismantle a vehicle belonging to the UN Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Monusco) in Kanyaruchinya, Nyiragongo territory, after it was set on fire overnight by angry locals. AFP

A woman walks between maple trees in Srinagar, India. AFP

Workers check chicks at an egg incubation workshop in Binzhou in China's eastern Shandong province. AFP

Nomadic women milk goats that produce cashmere in the remote Kharnak village in Ladakh, an inhospitable yet pristine landscape of high mountain passes and vast river valleys in India. AP

Candles are lit during All Saints Day at a cemetery in Vilnius, Lithuania. AP

Opposition party supporters clash with police during a protest against the government's crackdown and its alleged failure to address the economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA

Sri Lanka's Milka Gehani receives medical attention after sustaining an injury at the Gymnastics World Championships in Liverpool, Britain. Reuters

Residents participate in the making of giant kites during the celebration of All Saints Day in Santiago Sacatepequez, Guatemala. Reuters

Winner of the Mangroves and Wildlife category in the Mangrove Photography Awards 2022 by Jayakumar MN of the UAE. Photo: Jayakumar MN / Mangrove Photography Awards

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket side booster lands after being launched on a mission with a classified payload for the US Space Force at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Reuters

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