Today's best photos: from a Russian spacecraft to the Singapore Grand Prix

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft carrying a Nasa astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts to the ISS blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Reuters

Revellers race to get into the beer tents as the 188th Oktoberfest festival opens in Munich, Germany. AP Photo

Military personnel supervise the arrival of UAE aid at Benina Airport in Benghazi for survivors of deadly floods in eastern Libya. AFP

Visitors photograph the sunset in Bar Harbor, Maine, ahead of Hurricane Lee's arrival. AP Photo

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, centre, and Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu, front right, arrive to inspect Russian warplanes at Vladivostok International Airport. AP

An aerial view shows the destruction from flooding in the city of Derna, eastern Libya. Reuters

A costumed performer in a parade in San Jose, Costa Rica, marking the 202nd anniversary of independence from Spain. EPA

Palestinian protesters during clashes with Israeli troops on the eastern border of the Gaza Strip. EPA

Paris Saint-Germain's Randal Kolo Muani controls the ball during a match against OGC Nice at the Parc des Princes stadium in the French capital. AFP

Migrants wait to disembark from a wooden boat in the port of Arguineguin, Gran Canaria, Spain. Reuters

AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda during practice at the Formula One Grand Prix in Singapore. Reuters

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