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The 73rd Miss Universe Competition, and more from around the world

The 73rd Miss Universe Competition, and more from around the world
Bangladeshi people hold Palestinian flags during a protest and exhibition against the killing of Palestinian journalists, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 November 2024. The Drik Picture Library organized at Dhanmondi's Rabindra Sarobar, in Dhaka, an exhibition titled 'Gaza Holocaust: Killing the Truthtellers' to protest against the killing of Palestinian journalists during the ongoing Israeli-Hamas conflict. According to Reporters Without Borders, over 130 journalists have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since 07 October 2023. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM
Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, from the past three days.

Miss Tanzania Judith Ngusa participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition - Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)



Miss Serbia Ivana Trisic participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition - Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)



Miss Samoa Haylani Kuruppu participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition - Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)



Miss Indonesia Clara Shafira Krebs participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition - Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)



Miss Cuba Marianela Ancheta participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition - Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)



Miss Bolivia Juliana Barrientos participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition - Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)



Miss Italy Glenany Cavalcante participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition - Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)



Miss Thailand Opal Suchata Chuangsri participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition - Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)



Miss Kazakhstan Madina Almukhanova participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition - Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)



Miss Netherlands Faith Landman participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition - Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)



Artist Enivo poses for a photograph during an interview with EFE in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 14 November 2024 (issued 15 November 2024). The city of Sao Paulo, with more than 11 million inhabitants, is portrayed as a 'concrete jungle' but its murals combine street art with concrete. EPA-EFE/Sebastiao Moreira



A mural by Spanish artists PichiAvo in the Pinheiros neighborhood in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 14 November 2024 (issued 15 November 2024). The city of Sao Paulo, with more than 11 million inhabitants, is portrayed as a 'concrete jungle' but its murals combine street art with concrete. EPA-EFE/Sebastiao Moreira



Children from government schools take part in the 'Chinara Utsav' or Kids Fest, an event to mark India's Children's Day, at the Jawahar Bal Bhavan Auditorium in Bangalore, India, 15 November 2024. The festival runs from 15 to 17 November 2024, offering participants the chance to experience various activities, including puppet shows, live performances, pet shows, dance and music competitions. Children's day in India is celebrated on 14 November every year to commemorate the birthday of first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and raise awareness about the rights, education and welfare of children. EPA-EFE/JAGADEESH NV



Beaver supermoon rises over the Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, 15 November 2024. According to NASA, Beaver supermoon is the last of four consecutive supermoons this year. EPA-EFE/NYEIN CHAN NAING



People walk outside the venue of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, 15 November 2024. The Azerbaijani capital of Baku hosts the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) from 11 to 22 November 2024. EPA-EFE/IGOR KOVALENKO



People float Krathong offerings into a lake during the annual Loy Krathong festival in Bangkok, Thailand, 15 November 2024. Loy Krathong is celebrated on the full moon day of the twelfth lunar month according to the Thai lunar calendar, which falls on 15 November this year. The annual ancient ceremony, whose tradition dates back more than 700 years, involves floating lanterns and lotus-shaped trays containing flowers, candles and incense on rivers, lakes and canals to honor and seek forgiveness from the Goddess of Water with a prayer to let all the bad luck of the past year float away so that their misfortunes will be replaced with good fortune in the coming year. EPA-EFE/NARONG SANGNAK



A climate activist perform during a protest at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, 15 November 2024. The Azerbaijani capital of Baku hosts the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) from 11 to 22 November 2024. EPA-EFE/ANATOLY MALTSEV



Rodrigo Soares Da Costa of Brazil competes for the ball with Ryota Tsuboya of Japan during the Men's Neom Beach Soccer match between Team Japan and Team Brazil on Day Twelve of the NEOM Beach Games on November 14, 2024 in Neom, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Joern Pollex/Getty Images for NEOM Beach Games)



A mud-covered wall in the flood-hit municipality of Algemesi, Valencia province, 15 November 2024. Search and cleaning operations continue after floods in Valencia and neighboring provinces, triggered by the DANA (high-altitude isolated depression) weather phenomenon, hit the east of the country on 29 October 2024, causing at least 224 fatalities and 16 people still missing, according to latest figures by the Spanish Government. EPA-EFE/VILLAR LOPEZ



A man rests on his bike amid heavy smog on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, 15 November 2024. According to the Central Pollution Control Board, the National Capital Region's Air Quality Index (AQI) labels New Delhi in the 'severe' category, and AQI in Delhi was recorded at 424 (severe plus) at 4 pm Indian time on 14 November 2024. EPA-EFE/RAJAT GUPTA



A helicopter flies over the 'Brienzer Rutsch' rockfall danger zone near the village of Brienz-Brinzauls, Switzerland, 15 November 2024. A flow of debris nearly reached the village, which has been evacuated due to the risk of a potential rockslide from the Alpine mountainside above. Now a further 1.2 million cubic meters of rock debris are threatening to slide down. EPA-EFE/MAYK WENDT



Smoke and flames rise following an Israeli airstrike on the Tayouneh neighborhood of Dahieh district, south of Beirut, Lebanon, 15 November 2024. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, more than 3,300 people have been killed and over 14,400 others have been injured in Lebanon since the escalation in hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. EPA-EFE/WAEL HAMZEH



Bangladeshi people hold Palestinian flags during a protest and exhibition against the killing of Palestinian journalists, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15 November 2024. The Drik Picture Library organized at Dhanmondi's Rabindra Sarobar, in Dhaka, an exhibition titled 'Gaza Holocaust: Killing the Truthtellers' to protest against the killing of Palestinian journalists during the ongoing Israeli-Hamas conflict. According to Reporters Without Borders, over 130 journalists have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since 07 October 2023. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM. DM

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