Gaza refugees return and a giant idol: photos of the day – Friday

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  • Oslo, Norway

    Journalists wait for the chairperson of the Nobel committee, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, to announce the winner of the 2025 Nobel peace prize at the Norwegian Nobel Institute

    Journalists wait around with cameras in a room with chandeliers and an empty lecturn
  • Kyiv, Ukraine

    Charred photos and books in an apartment damaged by a Russian drone strike on Kyiv. Attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities caused a blackout in part of the capital, disrupted water supply, and injured at least 12 people

    Charred photos and books
  • Southern Gaza, Palestine

    A child sits atop belongings on a vehicle as Palestinians, who were displaced to the southern part of Gaza on Israel’s order during the war, attempt to return to the north, after the Israeli government ratified a ceasefire with Hamas

    A smiling girl sits on top of mattresses and other belongings
  • Gaza, Palestine

    Thousands of displaced Palestinians begin their journey home as the ceasefire comes into effect

    A large number of people walking along a road
  • Lahore, Pakistan

    Activists of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan party shout slogans near their party headquarters, as authorities blocked the road with shipping containers, before their pro-Palestinian march towards Islamabad

    Protesters stand on shipping containers, which block a road
  • Tel Aviv, Israel

    Israeli Jewish worshippers during the morning prayer of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot at Hostages Square, after the US president, Donald Trump, announced that Israel and Hamas had agreed on the first phase of a ceasefire in Gaza

    An aerial shot of a group of people wearing white
  • Kolkata, India

    A giant idol of the goddess Kali is transported to a temporary structure of worship called Pandel, before the Kali Puja festival celebration

    A crowd surround a large idol of the goddess Kali
  • Gaza City, Palestine

    A Palestinian boy stands amid the rubble of destroyed buildings during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas under the first phase of the Gaza peace plan

    A boy, smiling and making the peace sign with his hands, standing amid rubble
  • Manchester, UK

    Ricky Hatton’s three-wheeled Reliant Robin leads the boxer’s funeral cortege past his boxing gym in his hometown of Hyde in Manchester. Hatton, who competed as a light-welterweight and welterweight between 1997 and 2012, was found dead at his home aged 46 on 14 September

    A funeral cortege, including a Reliant Robin car on a trailer, with people standing and watching from the street
  • Dushanbe, Tajikistan

    The Kyrgyz president, Sadyr Japarov (left), Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (centre) and the Tajik president, Emomali Rahmon, attend a reception during the summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States, at the Palace of the Nation

    Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon sit at a table decorated with pink flowers
  • Kramatorsk, Ukraine

    A car drives beneath nets to protect against Russian FPV drone attacks, in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine

    A car driving away along a road, in mist, with nets surrounding the road
  • Nanjing, China

    Aerial view of bullet trains waiting on tracks at Nanjing South railway station

    An aerial shot of a train station with a row of trains, floodlights and a cityscape in the background
  • Taipei, Taiwan

    Taiwanese AT-3 advanced jet trainers perform during National Day celebrations at the Presidential Palace

    People take photos of jets with coloured jet streams
  • Tehran, Iran

    Children attend a rally in support of the people of Gaza, after Friday prayers

    Two children turn to look at the camera, while everyone else looks ahead, during a rally
  • Srinagar, India

    Muslim devotees pray outside the shrine of the Muslim Sufi saint Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani. Thousands of devotees are taking part in an 11-day festival to mark the death anniversary of the 11th and 12th-century mystic saint

    A woman wearing a headscarf, surrounded by others, prays, looking up
  • Wuhan, China

    Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus takes a selfie with fans after winning against Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina during their women’s singles quarter-final match at the Wuhan Open tennis tournament

    Tennis player Aryna Sabalenka takes a selfie on a selfie stick with fans in the background
  • Osaka, Japan

    Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria visits the Japanese Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka in Japan. She is on an official visit to Japan from 9 to 15 October

    A group of people  smiling, reflected in the shiny table they are standing next to
  • Antalya, Turkey

    A view of the beach as riders compete during the 16th Sea to Sky Enduro Motorcycle Race, the fifth round of the Hard Enduro World Championship, in Kemer district. The international event hosts nearly 400 athletes from about 40 countries

    Aerial view of a motorbike track on a beach
  • Taipei, Taiwan

    National Day celebrations in front of the presidential building

    People smiling joyfully, wearing wigs and t-shirts with the Taiwanese flag
  • Bathurst, Australia

    Kangaroos next to the track during practise ahead of the 2025 Bathurst 1000, which is part of the Supercars Championship, at the Mount Panorama Circuit

    A group of kangaroos standing in a row
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