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Far-right party wins Austrian national vote, and more from around the world

Far-right party wins Austrian national vote, and more from around the world
Rain clouds loom over the City of London, Britain, 30 September 2024. Britain’s economic growth has been weaker in Q2 than originally thought, according to official figures. The British economy expanded by 0.5 percent from April to June, down from an initial reading of 0.6 percent, following a fall in the manufacturing and construction sectors. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN
Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking ... This is a selection of images from our planet, from the past weekend.

Chairman and top candidate of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPOe) Herbert Kickl (C) celebrates during FPOe election event after parliamentary elections in Vienna, Austria, 29 September 2024. Austria's far-right Freedom Party is heading for an unprecedented general election victory under leader Herbert Kickl, according to projections. EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER



People visit the Crystal Wall of Crying, a symbolic extension of the Western Wall of the Temple of Jerusalem, before a ceremony commemorating the 83rd anniversary of the Nazi massacre of Jews at the Babyn Yar site in Kyiv, Ukraine, 29 September 2024. Some 34,000 Jews were murdered in the massacres at the Babyn Yar ravine between 29 and 30 September 1941. In total, more than 100,000 people of different nationalities lost their lives in Babyn Yar between 1941 and 1943. EPA-EFE/SERGEY DOLZHENKO



A policeman stands guard next to a damaged police vehicle during a clash with supporters of Shi'ite Muslims bodies rallying to protest the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during an anti-Israel protest in Karachi, Pakistan, 29 September 2024. The Israeli army (Tsahal) said on 28 September 2024 on X (formerly Twitter) that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an overnight strike on Beirut. Hezbollah confirmed the death of Nasrallah in a statement on 28 September 2024. EPA-EFE/SHAHZAIB AKBER



Police arrest protesters of Save Gaza campaign, during an anti-Israel protest following the death of Hezbollah leader Nasrallah, in Islamabad, Pakistan, 29 September 2024. The Israeli army (Tsahal) said on 28 September 2024 on X (formerly Twitter) that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an overnight strike on Beirut. Hezbollah confirmed the death of Nasrallah in a statement on 28 September 2024. EPA-EFE/SOHAIL SHAHZAD



A man in military costume participates in the 18th edition of the historical event 'Fields of Glory' in Niepolomice, Poland, 29 September 2024. The 'Fields of Glory' stands as one of the largest events in Poland, attracting a vast audience of history and military enthusiasts. The main theme for this year focuses on the late Middle Ages, characterized by grand castles, armored knights, and a vibrant cultural and commercial landscape. Additionally, this year's event will honor the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino, the landing at Arnhem, and the Warsaw Uprising. EPA-EFE/LUKASZ GAGULSKI



An Indian laborer dumps leftover and waste vegetables at a wholesale and retail vegetable market outside Dadar railway station in Mumbai, India, 26 September 2024 (issued on 29 September 2024). The International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste is observed annually on 29 September, with this year's theme being 'Climate Finance for Food Loss and Waste Reduction'. According to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Food Waste Index Report 2024, households across all continents wasted over 1 billion meals a day in 2022, while 783 million people were affected by hunger and a third of humanity faced food insecurity. Food waste continues to hurt the global economy and fuel climate change, nature loss, and pollution. Food waste is a global tragedy, and millions will go hungry as food is wasted across the world,' said Inger Andersen, Executive Director of UNEP.  EPA-EFE/DIVYAKANT SOLANKI



A Nepalese vegetable vendor collects and cleans the remaining produce from a market that was completely flooded in Kathmandu, Nepal, 30 September 2024. At least 193 people are dead by landslides and floods that occurred in all over Nepal due to torentital rainfall on 28 September 2024, according to Nepal Police. EPA-EFE/NARENDRA SHRESTHA



Α team of firefighters head to the front during the wildfire in Ano Loutro, near Xylokastro in Corinthia, Greece, 29 September 2024 (Issued 30 September 2024). Two men were killed in a forest area in Rozena Xylokastro, Corinth on 29 September 2024. EPA-EFE/VASSILIS PSOMAS



In this handout image provided by Red Bull, Simone Leathead of Canada dives from the 21 metre platform during the final competition day of the seventh stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series on September 29, 2024 at Antalya, Turkey. (Photo by Romina Amato/Red Bull via Getty Images)



Participants in the procession are doused with buckets of water as they pass through the religious procession during the celebration of the 'Traditional Festival of San Jeronimo' on September 29, 2024 in Veracruz, Mexico. Every year thousands of people gather in Coatepec to enjoy the celebration of San Jeronimo. The streets are decorated with sawdust carpets and during the religious procession some residents throw water on people who carry large wooden bows on their shoulders to put in front of the main Parish. (Photo by Hector Quintanar/Getty Images)



The "Chirrión", a dancer with a whip, performs his steps in front of the religious procession during the celebration of the 'Traditional Festival of San Jeronimo' on September 29, 2024 in Veracruz, Mexico. Every year thousands of people gather in Coatepec to enjoy the celebration of San Jeronimo. The streets are decorated with sawdust carpets and during the religious procession some residents throw water on people who carry large wooden bows on their shoulders to put in front of the main Parish. (Photo by Hector Quintanar/Getty Images)



Fatoumata Diawara at the 25th Standard Bank Joy of Jazz festival at Sandton Convention Centre on Day 2 on September 28, 2024 in Sandton, South Africa. The premier festival showcases jazz music accents from across the globe weaving a truly global vision of jazz as a unifying musical idiom. (Photo by Gallo Images/Oupa Bopape)



Fatoumata Diawara at the 25th Standard Bank Joy of Jazz festival at Sandton Convention Centre on Day 2 on September 28, 2024 in Sandton, South Africa. The premier festival showcases jazz music accents from across the globe weaving a truly global vision of jazz as a unifying musical idiom. (Photo by Gallo Images/Oupa Bopape)



Thandiswa Mazwai at the 25th Standard Bank Joy of Jazz festival at Sandton Convention Centre on Day 2 on September 28, 2024 in Sandton, South Africa. The premier festival showcases jazz music accents from across the globe weaving a truly global vision of jazz as a unifying musical idiom. (Photo by Gallo Images/Oupa Bopape)



Models are seen on the runway during the Paula Canovas Del Vas Paris Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 presentation as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 29, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images)



A model presents a creation from the Spring/Summer 2025 Womenswear collection by British designer Stella McCartney during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 30 September 2024. The presentation of the Women's Ready-To-Wear collections runs from 23 September to 01 October 2024. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED BADRA



Visitors pose for a selfie in fields of cosmos and pink muhly at a park in Uiwang, south of Seoul, South Korea, 30 November 2024. EPA-EFE/YONHAP



One thousand students sing patriotic songs at an event to celebrate the 75th anniversary of China's National Day on September 30, 2024 in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)



Democratic presidential candidate US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 29 September 2024. Harris is running against former US President and Republican nominee Donald Trump. EPA-EFE/CAROLINE BREHMAN



Ukrainian national flags wave near graves during the funeral ceremony of late Ukrainian serviceman Maksym Kudrin, call sign 'Rys' (Lynx), at a cemetery in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, 30 September 2024, amid the Russian invasion. Maksym Kudrin was an officer who returned to Ukraine from abroad at the beginning of the Russian invasion to join the territorial defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). He was killed in action on the Kupiansk direction in the Kharkiv region. EPA-EFE/SERGEY KOZLOV



Estonia's Ott Tanak and Martin Jarveoja of the HYUNDAI SHELL MOBIS WORLD RALLY TEAM, in action during the 2024 Rally Chile as part of the World Rally Championship (WRC) in Concepcion, Chile, 29 September 2024. EPA-EFE/JUAN GONZALEZ



Prada Luna Rossa Pirelli compete during Day 5 of the 2024 Louis Vuitton Cup final in Barcelona, Spain, 30 September 2024. The winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup sailing competition will face defending champion Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron in the 37th America's Cup to be held in October in Barcelona. EPA-EFE/Quique Garcia



Rain clouds loom over the City of London, Britain, 30 September 2024. Britain’s economic growth has been weaker in Q2 than originally thought, according to official figures. The British economy expanded by 0.5 percent from April to June, down from an initial reading of 0.6 percent, following a fall in the manufacturing and construction sectors. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN. DM

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