Today in Pictures, Oct 13, 2026

A mother and child amid thick haze in Central Kalimantan, a man dressed as a superhero rappelling down a building in Brazil, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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TOPSHOT - A child and mother wearing face masks look on from a bridge amid thick haze from forest and land fires in the region in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, on October 12, 2026. Toxic haze has shrouded parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for weeks as Jakarta struggles to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Borneo and Sumatra, with the smoke drifting across the region. (Photo by REINA / AFP) — A mother and child wearing face masks looking on from a bridge amid thick haze from forest and land fires in the region in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan on Oct 12. Toxic haze has shrouded parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore for weeks as Jakarta struggles to contain fires that have scorched large tracts of Borneo and Sumatra, with the smoke drifting across the region.
PHOTO: AFP

epa13299183 A man dressed as a superhero rappels down a building and waves to a girl at Sabara Children's Hospital during Children's Day celebrations in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 12 October 2026. EPA/ISAAC FONTANA — A man dressed as a superhero rappelling down a building, waving to a girl at Sabara Children's Hospital during Children's Day celebrations in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Oct 12.
PHOTO: EPA

Police and security personnel stand guard behind barricades as opposition parties march to the Supreme Court to protest a controversial revision of voter lists that has sparked days of unrest, in New Delhi, India, October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — Police and security personnel standing guard behind barricades as opposition parties march to the Supreme Court to protest a controversial revision of voter lists that has sparked days of unrest, in New Delhi, India on Oct 12.
PHOTO: REUTERS

A drone view shows a road near the Valle Nevado ski resort during an unprecedented snow season driven by one of the most intense El Nino episodes in recent decades, according to Chile's Meteorological Directorate, in Santiago, Chile, October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Pablo Sanhueza TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — Cars travelling on a road near the Valle Nevado ski resort during an unprecedented snow season driven by one of the most intense El Nino episodes in recent decades, according to Chile's Meteorological Directorate, in Santiago, Chile on Oct 12.
PHOTO: REUTERS

A sunspot (active region 4551), as photographed from the town of Aguimes, on Gran Canaria Island, Spain, October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Borja Suarez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — A sunspot, as photographed from the town of Aguimes, on Gran Canaria Island, Spain on Oct 12.
PHOTO: REUTERS

A person rides a bicycle through a flooded street as Hurricane Simon remains off Mexico's Pacific coast, in San Francisco, Bahia de Banderas, Nayarit state, Mexico, October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Christian Ruano TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — A person riding a bicycle through a flooded street as Hurricane Simon remains off Mexico's Pacific coast, in San Francisco, Bahia de Banderas, Nayarit state, Mexico on Oct 12.
PHOTO: REUTERS

TOPSHOT - Afghan farmers roast harvested rice using a traditional method at Paikandara in Sholgara district of Afghanistan's Balkh province on October 12, 2026. (Photo by Atif ARYAN / AFP) — Afghan farmers roasting harvested rice using a traditional method at Paikandara in Sholgara district of Afghanistan's Balkh province on Oct 12.
PHOTO: AFP

Muse Ahmed stands in front of his flooded spare parts shop after heavy rain in Mogadishu, Somalia, October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Feisal Omar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — Muse Ahmed standing in front of his flooded spare parts shop after heavy rain in Mogadishu, Somalia on Oct 12.
PHOTO: REUTERS

Presidential Guards descend the Acropolis, after a ceremony marking the 82nd anniversary of the liberation of Athens from Nazi occupation, atop the Acropolis hill in Athens, Greece, October 12, 2026. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — Presidential Guards descending the Acropolis, after a ceremony marking the 82nd anniversary of the liberation of Athens from Nazi occupation, atop the Acropolis hill in Athens, Greece on Oct 12.
PHOTO: REUTERS

TOPSHOT - Motorcyclists ride along a street flooded by high tides in Ho Chi Minh City on October 12, 2026. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP) — Motorcyclists riding along a street flooded by high tides in Ho Chi Minh City on Oct 12.
PHOTO: AFP

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