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Art installations at the Pyramids of Giza, and more from around the world

Art installations at the Pyramids of Giza, and more from around the world
Models present creations by The Pink Tree during TEXPO 2024 fashion show in Karachi, Pakistan, 24 October 2024. TEXPO 2024 is hosting a two-day fashion show from October 23-24 at Hotel Pearl Continental in Karachi, focusing on innovation and sustainability in fashion under the theme 'Weaving the Way to Sustainability.' Featuring over 20 renowned designers, the event aims to promote eco-conscious practices within the textile industry. EPA-EFE/SHAHZAIB AKBER
Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking ... This is a selection of images from our planet, from the past three days.

A person stands beside the art installation 'We Will Meet Again in the Sky' by Jake Michael Singer displayed near the Pyramids of Giza, in Giza, Egypt, 24 October 2024. Forever Is Now, a contemporary art exhibition in its fourth edition organized by Art D'Egypte, showcases the works of 12 international artists using the Pyramids of Giza, a UNESCO world heritage site, and the surrounding plateau as a backdrop from 24 October to 16 November 2024. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED HOSSAM



The sculpture titled 'I Love' by Marie Khouri is displayed near the Pyramids of Giza, in Giza, Egypt, 24 October 2024. Forever Is Now, a contemporary art exhibition in its fourth edition organized by Art D'Egypte, showcases the works of 12 international artists using the Pyramids of Giza, a UNESCO world heritage site, and the surrounding plateau as a backdrop from 24 October to 16 November 2024. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED HOSSAM



People walk at the art installation titled 'Padma/Pulse and Bloom' by Indian artist Shilo Shiv Suleman displayed near the Pyramids of Giza, in Giza, Egypt, 24 October 2024. Forever Is Now, a contemporary art exhibition in its fourth edition organized by Art D'Egypte, showcases the works of 12 international artists using the Pyramids of Giza, a UNESCO world heritage site, and the surrounding plateau as a backdrop from 24 October to 16 November 2024. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED HOSSAM



An art installation titled 'The Exodus' by Xavier Mascaro is displayed near the Pyramids of Giza, in Giza, Egypt, 24 October 2024. Forever Is Now, a contemporary art exhibition in its fourth edition organized by Art D'Egypte, showcases the works of 12 international artists using the Pyramids of Giza, a UNESCO world heritage site, and the surrounding plateau as a backdrop from 24 October to 16 November 2024. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED HOSSAM



An art installation titled 'The Desert Waves' by Belgian-Lebanese artist Jean Boghossian in collaboration with Gilles Libert is displayed near the Pyramids of Giza, in Giza, Egypt, 24 October 2024. Forever Is Now, a contemporary art exhibition in its fourth edition organized by Art D'Egypte, showcases the works of 12 international artists using the Pyramids of Giza, a UNESCO world heritage site, and the surrounding plateau as a backdrop from 24 October to 16 November 2024. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED HOSSAM



The sculpture 'Vessel of Time' by Jean-Marie Appriou is displayed near the Pyramids of Giza, in Giza, Egypt, 24 October 2024. Forever Is Now, a contemporary art exhibition in its fourth edition organized by Art D'Egypte, showcases the works of 12 international artists using the Pyramids of Giza, a UNESCO world heritage site, and the surrounding plateau as a backdrop from 24 October to 16 November 2024. EPA-EFE/MOHAMED HOSSAM



The artwork 'The Head/Devi' by Indian artist Ravinder Reddy on display at the National Museum, as part of the Bangkok Art Biennale 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand, 24 October 2024. The Bangkok Art Biennale 2024 showcases more than 200 artworks created by 76 international and local artists from 39 countries. Held under the slogan 'Nurture Gaia', the event aims to emphasize the importance of nature at a time when global warming has just been raised to the level of Global boiling in 2023, on about nature and ecology, politics, and supernatural powers. The biennale will run from 24 October 2024 to 25 February 2025. EPA-EFE/NARONG SANGNAK



Visitors look at 'Checkmate,' a large inflatable chess set on display at 'River of Light,' an illuminated outdoor art trail in Liverpool, Britain, 24 October 2024. The exhibition trail features 12 large-scale light installations based on the theme of 'play.' EPA-EFE/ADAM VAUGHAN



Bubblesque by Atelier Sisu on display at 'River of Light,' an illuminated outdoor art trail in Liverpool, Britain, 24 October 2024. The exhibition trail features 12 large-scale light installations based on the theme of 'play.' EPA-EFE/ADAM VAUGHAN



A satirical art installation that "honors" those who participated in the Jan 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol is seen on the National Mall in on October 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. The temporary art installation depicts an emoji-style poop on top of then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s desk. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)



An indigenous person leaves after the signing ceremony for the decree demarcating new lands, in front of the Ministry of Justice, in Brasilia, Brazil, 23 October 2024. The Brazilian Government signed a directive to delimit seven new indigenous lands of the Guarani in the industrialized state of Sao Paulo, which together add up to an area of nearly 20,000 hectares. The demarcated indigenous territories are: Jaragua, Peguaoty, Djaiko-aty, Amba Pora, Pindoty-Araca Mirim, Tapy'i-Rio Branquinho and Guaviraty, according to an Executive document to which EFE had access. EPA-EFE/ANDRE BORGES



A passerby takes a photo of a mural painted with ashes from the fires ravaging Brazil, during its inauguration in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 23 October 2024. A huge mural by Brazilian artist Mundano was unveiled on 23 October in Sao Paulo to demand that agricultural companies stop deforestation in the Amazon. The mural, which covers 1,581 square meters of the sidewall of a building a few blocks from the iconic Avenida Paulista, depicts a dystopian landscape: earth cracked by drought and fallen, still-smoking tree trunks from the fires. EPA-EFE/ISAAC FONTANA



Romanian Orthodox priests carry the relics of Saint Dimitrie Basarabov (Saint Demetrius the New), the patron saint of Romania's capital, during a procession around Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, 24 October 2024. Romanians will celebrate Saint Dimitrie Basarabov on 27 October, with thousands of pilgrims from all over the country expected in Bucharest to worship the relics of the patron Saint of Bucharest. EPA-EFE/ROBERT GHEMENT



Romanian Orthodox nuns hold flowers while marching in front of the relics of Saint Dimitrie Basarabov (Saint Demetrius the New), the patron saint of Romania's capital, during a procession around Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, 24 October 2024. Romanians will celebrate Saint Dimitrie Basarabov on 27 October, with thousands of pilgrims from all over the country expected in Bucharest to worship the relics of the patron saint of Bucharest. EPA-EFE/ROBERT GHEMENT



Italian director Elisabetta Sgarbi arrives for the screening of the movie 'L'isola degli idealisti' at the 19th annual Rome International Film Fest in Rome, Italy, 23 October 2024. The Festa del Cinema di Roma runs from 16 to 27 October 2024. EPA-EFE/ETTORE FERRARI



Russian President Vladimir Putin laughs with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a group photo ahead of the outreach/BRICS Plus format meeting of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, 24 October 2024. The BRICS summit takes place from 22 to 24 October. EPA-EFE/ALEXANDER NEMENOV



A group of cyclists take their morning ride under Jacaranda trees in bloom in the Melville suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, 24 October 2024. Jacaranda mimosifolia (Blue Jacaranda) is not indigenous to South Africa and was introduced from Brazil in 1829. The flowering trees are seen as the sign of the beginning of summer. EPA-EFE/Kim Ludbrook



Autumnal colours begin to appear on the trees and foliage at Nant Mill and the Clywedog Trail in the Clywedog Valley on October 23, 2024 in Wrexham, Wales. After recent exceptional rainfall across the UK, which led to flooding in some areas, low temperatures are bringing on autumnal colours and weather conditions. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)



The Bengal tigress Romina, walks in the new enclosure at La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City, Guatemala, 24 October 2024. Guatemala's La Aurora Zoo presented the new enclosure for the two Bengal tigers that have resided in the park for more than a decade. EPA-EFE/David Toro



Republican US Representative from Georgia Marjorie Taylor Greene reacts while signing books for supporters before former US president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at the Turning Point PAC campaign rally at the Gas South Arena, in Duluth, Georgia, USA, 23 October 2024. Trump is running against Democratic US Vice President Kamala Harris. EPA-EFE/ERIK S. LESSER



A customer smokes outside a cafe in London, Britain, 25 October 2024. The UK Government is set to drop a proposed ban on smoking in pub and restaurant gardens. No. 10 Downing Street is considering blocking moves that would include a ban on smoking outdoors in pubs and cafés. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill is facing stern opposition from the hospitality sector, which has already suffered from the Covid pandemic and the cost of living crisis. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN



A police officer sprays pepper gas during a day of protests by public transport drivers, in La Paz, Bolivia, 23 October 2024. The transport unions of La Paz are carrying out a strike to demand that the Government guarantees the supply of fuel, affected by the blockades maintained by sectors related to former president Evo Morales. The transporters blocked the highway between La Paz and El Alto, so the Police had to intervene to clear the road with tear gas, while the protesters threw stones at the agents. EPA-EFE/Luis Gandarillas



Passengers rest at a railway station after trains have been suspended, ahead of Cyclone Dana's landfall, in Kolkata, India, 24 October 2024. Severe cyclonic storm 'Dana' is expected to make landfall between late 24 October and early 25 October with a wind speed of 100-120 kmph, and impact mostly the eastern Indian state Odisha, and coastal districts of West Bengal, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD). More than 500,000 people have been relocated to cyclone shelters in Odisha, according to local authorities. EPA-EFE/PIYAL ADHIKARY



Smoke rises from buildings as a result of Israeli airstrikes at Dahieh in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, late 24 October 2024. Israeli airstrikes hit Dahieh in the southern suburb of Beirut after the Israeli Army issued warnings to evacuate the buildings. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, more than 2,500 people have been killed and over 12,000 others have been injured in Lebanon since the start of recent escalations of hostilities. EPA-EFE/WAEL HAMZEH



A man rides a motorcycle during rainfall, after Cyclone Dana hit the state of West Bengal, in Kolkata, India, 25 October 2024. Severe cyclonic storm 'Dana' is expected to impact mostly the eastern Indian state Odisha, and coastal districts of West Bengal, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD). More than 500,000 people have been relocated to cyclone shelters in Odisha, according to local authorities. EPA-EFE/PIYAL ADHIKARY



Rohingya refugees take a rest on their wooden boat that is stranded and adrift in the Labuhan Haji sea area, South Aceh, Indonesia, 23 October 2024. More than 100 Rohingya refugees are adrift in the coastal region of Labuhan Haji Port, South Aceh. Local authorities have not yet given their craft permission to land due to a wave of rejection from residents. According to the Head of Public Relations for the Aceh Police, Joko Krisdianto, the police are currently still investigating the human trafficking case involving the Rohingya ethnic group and local Acehnese residents who are involved as smuggling agents. EPA-EFE/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK



(L-R) CEO of NVIDIA Jensen Huang, CEO of Danish Centre for AI Innovation A/S (DCAI) Nadia Carlsten and King Frederik X of Denmark power on the supercomputer Gefion at the Vilhelm Lauritzen Terminal in Kastrup, 23 October 2024. The new AI supercomputer named Gefion, an NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD, has been established in collaboration with Denmark's Export and Investment Fund (EIFO) and NVIDIA. EPA-EFE/MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN



A choreography of the Villa supporters before the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Aston Villa FC and Bologna FC 1909, in Birmingham, Britain, 22 October 2024. EPA-EFE/ADAM VAUGHAN



People dressed as catrinas participate in the first day of activities ahead of the Formula One Mexico Grand Prix at the Hermanos Rodriguez Racetrack in Mexico City, Mexico, 24 October 2024. The Formula One Mexico Grand Prix takes place on 27 October. EPA-EFE/Mario Guzman



A model presents a creation by Rising Star during TEXPO 2024 fashion show in Karachi, Pakistan, 24 October 2024. TEXPO 2024 is hosting a two-day fashion show from October 23-24 at Hotel Pearl Continental in Karachi, focusing on innovation and sustainability in fashion under the theme 'Weaving the Way to Sustainability.' Featuring over 20 renowned designers, the event aims to promote eco-conscious practices within the textile industry. EPA-EFE/SHAHZAIB AKBER



A model presents a creation by Indonesian fashion designer Tities Sapoetra, during the Jakarta Fashion Week 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia, 23 October 2024. The event ​runs from 21 to 27 October 2024. EPA-EFE/BAGUS INDAHONO



Models present creations by The Pink Tree during TEXPO 2024 fashion show in Karachi, Pakistan, 24 October 2024. TEXPO 2024 is hosting a two-day fashion show from October 23-24 at Hotel Pearl Continental in Karachi, focusing on innovation and sustainability in fashion under the theme 'Weaving the Way to Sustainability.' Featuring over 20 renowned designers, the event aims to promote eco-conscious practices within the textile industry. EPA-EFE/SHAHZAIB AKBER. DM

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