• Hindu devotees offer prayers during Diwali, or the Festival of Lights, at a Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP
    Hindu devotees offer prayers during Diwali, or the Festival of Lights, at a Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP
  • Riot police secure an area in Mongkok district in Hong Kong, China. As anti-government demonstrations in Hong Kong stretched into its fifth month. Getty
    Riot police secure an area in Mongkok district in Hong Kong, China. As anti-government demonstrations in Hong Kong stretched into its fifth month. Getty
  • A performer places her hands, covered in red paint to symbolise blood, on a Chilean flag to honour protesters who have died amid days of demonstrations. AP
    A performer places her hands, covered in red paint to symbolise blood, on a Chilean flag to honour protesters who have died amid days of demonstrations. AP
  • Swiss Roger Federer kisses the trophy after his victory during the final match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basel. AFP
    Swiss Roger Federer kisses the trophy after his victory during the final match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basel. AFP
  • A rescuer is lowered from a NH90 helicopter of the Belgian coast guards as he takes part in a rescue mission off the coasts of Ostend. AFP
    A rescuer is lowered from a NH90 helicopter of the Belgian coast guards as he takes part in a rescue mission off the coasts of Ostend. AFP
  • A police van drives past graffiti sprayed onto a pedestrian crossing by protesters in the Mong Kok district of Kowloon in Hong Kong. AFP
    A police van drives past graffiti sprayed onto a pedestrian crossing by protesters in the Mong Kok district of Kowloon in Hong Kong. AFP
  • A policeman stands in front of the secretariat building illuminated by colourful lights during Diwali, celebrations in Chandigarh, India. Reuters
    A policeman stands in front of the secretariat building illuminated by colourful lights during Diwali, celebrations in Chandigarh, India. Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for October 28, 2019

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October 28, 2019

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