World in focus - best photos for October 12, 2019

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

Marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya is celebrated after crossing the finish line of the INEOS 1:59 Challenge after 1:59:40 in Vienna, Austria. He is the first man ever to run a marathon under two hours. AP Photo

A picture taken with a wide angle lens showing visitors look at the former control room of Kelenfold Thermal Power Station during an open day event entitled the Night of the Power Plants in Budapest, Hungary. Most parts of the former power plant, which started operation in 1914, are now redundant and considered industrial monuments. EPA

Villagers work on drying bamboo products in bunches for making chopsticks in Lijiang county, Jian, Jiangxi province, China. Reuters

Iranian women cheer during the World Cup 2022 Group C qualification football match between Iran and Cambodia at the Azadi stadium in the capital Tehran. The Islamic republic has barred female spectators from football and other stadiums for around 40 years, with clerics arguing they must be shielded from the masculine atmosphere and sight of semi-clad men. Women fans are attending the football match freely for the first time in decades, after FIFA threatened to suspend the country over its controversial male-only policy. AFP

A woman walks in the rain at a pedestrian crossing near Osaka Station as Typhoon Hagibis approaches Osaka, Japan. Reuters

Indigenous people participate in a protest against Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno's austerity measures in Quito, Ecuador. Reuters

A large air tanker drops fire retardant on the Saddleridge Fire in Sylmar, California, USA. According to the latest reports the fire is progressing quickly due to the strong winds, prompting an evacuation of the nearby inhabitants. EPA

A Saudi woman holds a falcon during Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition is held between 11 and 15 October 2019. EPA

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