Keir Starmer, the UK’s prime minister, watches as dancers perform during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth heads of government meeting
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The resident of this seaside home in Weymouth ran with the beach theme in their front garden
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François Durovray, the French transport minister, wears a VR headset on a visit to Haute-Garonne to highlight the efforts of French aeronautics manufacturers in decarbonising air transport
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Activists stage a protest outside of the Ministry of Justice calling for the release of climate activists and other protesters in UK prisons
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A man stands on an overturned skip that has been used as a barricade by protesters after the ruling Frelimo party was declared the winner of this month’s disputed election
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Leeds Night of Light is the UK’s largest annual art and light festival, illuminating the city’s buildings as part of Light Up the North, a network of light festivals across northern towns and cities
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An aerial view of trees under a morning fog and lit by the sunrise of a golden autumn morning
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Displaced Palestinians from Beit Lahia and Jabaliya receive food that has been distributed by charitable organisations in northern Gaza
Photograph: Mahmoud Issa/Quds Net News/Zuma/Rex/Shutterstock
Two young women in traditional dress check their phones in Tiantan Park
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Tourists enjoy the blooming of pink muhly grass in the eastern province of Jiangsu
The aftermath of Storm Trami, which destroyed a bridge in the flood-hit town of Laurel
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A person prepares to go fishing along the boardwalk during a power outage
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Californians are welcome to try one of the world’s largest corn mazes, which is open in Dixon until 31 October
Photograph: Fred Greaves/Reuters
Barack Obama campaigns with Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate and vice-president, at the James R Hallford stadium in Clarkston
Photograph: Erik S Lesser/EPA