Death of Thailand’s Queen Mother, bird flu in Germany, and more pictures from around the world in this week’s selection.
Oct 25
People holding portraits of Thai Queen Mother Sirikit as they mourned in front of Chulalongkorn Hospital in Bangkok, where she died at the age of 93.
PHOTO: AFP
Oct 22
A fishing boat arriving at the port in Plobannalec-Lesconil, western France, amid huge waves and strong winds from Storm Benjamin.
PHOTO: AFP
Oct 22
A specialist in a protective suit disposing of a crane believed to have died due to a highly contagious bird flu strain at a gathering place for migratory birds near Linum, north of Berlin.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Oct 26
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (centre) with (from left) Myanmar Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Hau Khan Sum, Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Thai Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Timor-Leste Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Laos Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone during the 28th Asean-Japan Summit, as part of the 47th Asean Summit, in Kuala Lumpur.
ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
Oct 21
Protesters pulling a cart with an effigy of Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr during a farmer-led anti-corruption demonstration near Malacanang Palace in Manila.
PHOTO: AFP
Oct 24
A woman walking through a flooded street in the Manoguayabo neighbourhood in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where Tropical Storm Melissa has caused one death and severe flooding.
PHOTO: EPA
Oct 24
An installation showing US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the beach near the US Consulate in Tel Aviv.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Oct 25
Voters casting their ballots at a polling station in Brooklyn on the first day of early voting for the mayoral election in New York.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Oct 22
A model wearing an outfit made of recycled jeans during a “Trashion Show”, a fashion pageant where teenagers strut down the runway wearing fashion made of plastic waste, in Lagos, Nigeria.
PHOTO: EPA
Oct 20
Japan's Rina Kishi performing on the balance beam during the women's qualifying session at the 53rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta.
PHOTO: AFP