Today in Pictures, Oct 15, 2026

The sky turns orange over Kalimantan, masks distributed from vending machines in Singapore, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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epa13303233 Motorists ride through thick haze from wildfires in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, 14 October 2026. Civil society groups in Borneo have filed a class-action lawsuit demanding that the government address the annual wildfires. El Nino-fueled wildfires in Indonesia's Kalimantan and Sumatra have caused thick haze across the region, resulting in hazardous air quality in neighboring Malaysia and Singapore. EPA/GENDES — Motorists riding through thick haze from wildfires in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, Oct 14.
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TOPSHOT - Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) and Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) officials examine an orangutan after it was evacuated from a forest and land fire in the Baamang area of East Kotawaringin, Central Kalimantan on October 14, 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) — Natural Resources Conservation Agency and Orangutan Foundation International officials examining an orangutan after it was evacuated from a forest and land fire in the Baamang area of East Kotawaringin, Central Kalimantan on Oct 14.
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People react near a burning fire, as plumes of black smoke rise, amid an anti-government protest by students, in Tirana, Albania, October 14, 2026. REUTERS/Florion Goga TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — An anti-government protest by students, in Tirana, Albania, Oct 14.
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A man reacts as police use tear gas amid an anti-government protest by students in Tirana, Albania, October 14, 2026. REUTERS/Florion Goga TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — A man reacts as police use tear gas amid an anti-government protest by students in Tirana, Albania, Oct 14.
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TOPSHOT - A protester kicks back a tear gas canister during a demonstration of high-school students in Paris, on October 13, 2026, as part of a nationwide high school mobilisation. France sees nationwide demonstrations on October 13 in support of students protesting poor classroom conditions for weeks, as authorities and participants remain wary of further violence. (Photo by LOU BENOIST / AFP) — A protester kicking back a tear gas canister during a demonstration of high-school students in Paris, on Oct 13.
PHOTO: AFP

TOPSHOT - This aerial view shows damage caused by the Pinula River, whose overflowing waters triggered severe erosion and the collapse of homes following heavy rains in the Villa Hermosa I neighborhood of San Miguel Petapa, Guatemala, on October 14, 2026. Authorities report that the current rainy season has left 22 people dead, 44 injured and more than 212,000 affected, while causing extensive damage to infrastructure, including some 13,000 homes, 660 roads, 37 bridges and 52 schools. (Photo by Johan ORDÓÑEZ / AFP) — Damage caused by the Pinula River, whose overflowing waters triggered severe erosion and the collapse of homes following heavy rains in the Villa Hermosa I neighborhood of San Miguel Petapa, Guatemala, on Oct 14.
PHOTO: AFP

SMRT staff help out elderly residents with the redemption of their face masks from a mask vending machine at Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange on Oct 15, 2026. — SMRT staff assisting elderly residents with the redemption of their face masks from a mask vending machine at Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange on Oct 15.
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TOPSHOT - A woman stands beside caskets bearing the remains of fallen soldiers at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City on October 14, 2026. Vietnam held funeral rites for more than 700 of its war dead on October 14, unearthed in a major push to identify those missing from decades of conflict with France and the United States. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP) — A woman standing beside caskets bearing the remains of fallen soldiers at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City on Oct 14, 2026. Vietnam held funeral rites for more than 700 of its war dead unearthed in a major push to identify those missing from decades of conflict with France and the United States.
PHOTO: AFP

TOPSHOT - This aerial view shows backhoes removing a dead southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) from a the beach of Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina on October 13, 2026. At least eight adult southern right whale appeared dead in the last two days near the shore of Puerto Madryn. (Photo by MAXI JONAS / AFP) — Backhoes removing a dead southern right whale from the beach of Puerto Madryn, Chubut, Argentina on Oct 13.
PHOTO: AFP

TOPSHOT - General view shows the visitor walkway at the Iguazu Falls over a strong current seen from the Brazilian side of the triple Brazil-Argentina-Paraguay border, in the city of Foz do Iguacu, Parana state, Brazil, on October 13, 2026. Authorities temporarily closed tourist access to Iguazu Falls due to the rising level of the river of the same name, while increases have been recorded in the flow of the Parana and Uruguay rivers as a result of rains associated with the El Niño phenomenon. (Photo by CHRISTIAN RIZZI / AFP) — The visitor walkway at the Iguazu Falls over a strong current, in the city of Foz do Iguacu, Parana state, Brazil, on Oct 13. Authorities temporarily closed tourist access to Iguazu Falls due to the rising water level of the river.
PHOTO: AFP

TOPSHOT - A woman pushes an electric bike loaded with cabbages at a market in Shenyang, in China’s northeast Liaoning province on October 14, 2026. China's producer prices rose sharply in September even as consumer inflation remained subdued, official data showed October 14, as conflict in the Middle East continued to push up oil prices and squeeze supply. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP) / China OUT — A woman pushing an electric bike loaded with cabbages at a market in Shenyang, in China’s northeast Liaoning province on Oct 14.
PHOTO: AFP

TOPSHOT - A sumo wrestler enters a train car as other commuters look on in Tokyo on October 13, 2026. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP) — A sumo wrestler entering a train car as other commuters look on in Tokyo on Oct 13.
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