Today in Pictures, Oct 30, 2023
First anniversary of the Itaewon tragedy in Seoul, 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic in Istanbul, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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A person attaching a handwritten note next to others on a board in Seoul on Oct 29, 2023, to mark the first anniversary of the tragic crowd crush that killed 159 people during Halloween celebrations in Seoul’s popular Itaewon nightlife area a year ago.
PHOTO: AFP
Military pilots of the Turkish Air Force’s Turkish Star team writing ”100” in the sky as they performed during celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic in Istanbul. The 100th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in 1923, known as Republic Day, took place on Oct 29, 2023.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
People watching as members of street performance troupe Macnas performed their Halloween parade Cnamha La Loba, inspired by the legend of a wild wolf-woman who collects and preserves bones of animals, humans and gods, in Galway, Ireland, on Oct 29, 2023.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Seats covered with snow before the game between the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs at Empower Field at Mile High, on Oct 29, 2023, in Denver, Colorado.
PHOTO: AFP
Cosplayers dressed as Spider-Man gathering in an attempt to break the world record for people dressed up as the comic character in one place, in Buenos Aires, on Oct 29, 2023.
PHOTO: AFP
Male bodybuilders in wheelchairs taking part in the 2023 World Cup of Bodybuilding & Fitness and 2023 World Fitness Challenge Championship in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Oct 28, 2023.
PHOTO: AFP
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez crashing at the first corner of the race after contact with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc during the Mexico City Grand Prix on Oct 29, 2023.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Bishops sitting as Pope Francis presided over the closing Mass at the end of the Synod of Bishops in Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Oct 29, 2023.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A man wearing a traditional Korean hanbok taking a photograph of a ginkgo tree turning yellow on an autumn day, at Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct 30, 2023.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A beach-goer gesturing as a flock of pigeons flew along the shores of the Bay of Bengal in the morning at Marina Beach, in Chennai, India, on Oct 29, 2023.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
