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A cosplayer dressed as a clown poses during the 2024 New York Comic Con at Jacob Javitz Center on October 17, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Marleen Moise/Getty Images)
Cosplayers dressed as Spider-Man pose during the 2024 New York Comic Con at Jacob Javitz Center on October 17, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Marleen Moise/Getty Images)
Cosplayers pose during the 2024 New York Comic Con at Jacob Javitz Center on October 17, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Marleen Moise/Getty Images)
Cosplayers pose during the 2024 New York Comic Con at Jacob Javitz Center on October 17, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Marleen Moise/Getty Images)
A cosplayer dressed as Vincent Valentine poses during the 2024 New York Comic Con at Jacob Javitz Center on October 17, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Marleen Moise/Getty Images)
A view shows the four young Sumatran tigers that were recently born at the Wroclaw Zoo in Wroclaw, Poland, 18 October 2024. Sumatran tigers are representatives of one of the most endangered species, and such large litters are rare. EPA-EFE/MACIEJ KULCZYNSKI
A member of the public places her head in Drew McDonald’s sculpture Sharnana, during the Sculpture by the Sea media launch event along the Bondi to Tamarama Coastal walk in Sydney, Australia, 18 October 2024. EPA-EFE/BIANCA DE MARCHI
A general view at Sculptures by the Sea on 17 October, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. A striking inflatable sculpture resembling a melanoma is set to be showcased at Sculpture by the Sea 2024, running from October 18 to November 4 along the Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk. Created by Andrew Hankin and his team, this eye-catching piece aims to raise awareness about skin cancer, encouraging visitors to monitor changes on their skin. The installation will transform in size and color throughout the exhibition, reinforcing the importance of early detection in a country where two-thirds of Australians will face skin cancer in their lifetime1 (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)
Shinto priests walk after attending a purification ritual during the annual autumn festival at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, 17 October 2024. Earlier in the day, the Japanese prime minister made a ‘masakaki’ offering at the start of the three-day autumn festival. Some 2.5 million Japanese soldiers who died while in military service are enshrined at Yasukuni. EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON
The Deputy Minister of Police, Ms Polly Boshielo Lieutenant-General Thembisile Patekile and Northern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Koliswa Otola attended the welcoming ceremony of 559 constables within SAPS ranks in the Western Cape at Bishop Lavis SAPS Academy on October 18, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. This is the last batch of the Project 10 000 Constables for the 2023/2024 financial year that commenced their Basic Police Learning Development Training Programme (BPLDP) in February 2024. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)
Police and students clash as students march during a demonstration to condemn the alleged rape of a female student in Lahore, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 17 October 2024. Students in Lahore and Rawalpindi have been protesting since 14 October, in response to the alleged rape of a female student at the Punjab Group of Colleges for Women, prompting clashes with police and security guards, resulting in at least 250 arrests. The Punjab Chief Minister, Maryam Nawaz, has dismissed the claims as 'fabricated news', while the police have deployed heavy contingents to maintain order. Protests have escalated, leading to violence and property damage at various campuses. The Lahore High Court has summoned key officials to address the situation and investigate harassment claims against female students in educational institutions. EPA-EFE/SOHAIL SHAHZAD
Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes on the southern Lebanese town of Khiam, along the Lebanese-Israeli border, taken from Maarjaayoun, Lebanon, 17 October 2024. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, more than 2,300 people have been killed and over 11,000 have been injured in Lebanon since the start of hostilities. EPA-EFE/STR
Emergency services respond to a multi-vehicle collision on Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia, 17 October 2024. A man has died and another is in a critical condition after a crash involving several cars and a bus on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. EPA-EFE/DAN HIMBRECHTS
Members of the Bolivian Police block protesters to access the courthouse where the trial against the former interim president of Bolivia, Jeanine Anez (2019-2020), takes place in La Paz, Bolivia, 17 October 2024. The trial against Jeanine Anez and the suspended governor of the eastern region of Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando Camacho, for their roles in the political crisis of 2019 began with the review of incidents presented by the defense of both. EPA-EFE/LUIS GANDARILLAS
A protester lets off a colored smoke bomb during a protest by members of auto workers unions, over declining production, in Rome, Italy, on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Italy's car industry faces an existential threat if manufacturers led by Stellantis NV don't reverse a trend of declining production in the country, according to an automotive trade group. Photographer: Stephanie Gengotti/Bloomberg via Getty Images
President of Moldova Maia Sandu (C), candidate in the presidential elections, poses with traditional singers at an electoral meeting in Telenesti, 92 km north from Chisinau, Moldova, 18 October 2024. Moldova will hold presidential elections on 20 October 2024. EPA-EFE/DUMITRU DORU
Pro Palestine protestors demonstrate at the entrance to an event where Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris will be speaking on October 18, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Harris will also be campaigning in Lansing, Oakland County, and Detroit over the next two days as Michigan is considered a key battleground state holding 14 electoral votes. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)
A camel walks in the desert while the full moon called supermoon rises over the desert outside the Gulf emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 17 October 2024. The next supermoon is expected to appear again for last time during 2024 on 15 November 2024. EPA-EFE/ALI HAIDER. DM