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Santiago du Chili (AFP) – The polling stations for the presidential election in Chile start closing in Santiago, and the vote counting begin to elect the successor of the leftist Gabriel Boric. The favorites, according to surveys conducted before the blackout period, are the leftist Jeannette Jara, affiliated with the Communist Party, and the far-right José Antonio Kast, closely followed by the libertarian Johannes Kaiser. IMAGES

Manglaralto (Equateur) (AFP) – Ecuadorans in the coastal town of Manglaralto vote on whether to allow the return of foreign military bases and the drafting of a new constitution that could give the country’s Trump-friendly president more power. IMAGES

Santiago du Chili (AFP) – Chile’s main left-wing candidate, Jeannette Jara, casts her vote in the country’s general election, dominated by rising crime and immigration, fueling far-right calls for an iron fist and Donald Trump-style threats of mass deportations. IMAGES

Santiago du Chili (AFP) – Chileans vote in elections dominated by rising crime and immigration, fuelling far-right calls for an iron fist and Donald Trump-style threats of mass deportations. IMAGES

Santiago (AFP) – Presidential candidate and far-right leader Jose Antonio Kast votes in Santiago, in elections dominated by rising crime and immigration, fuelling far-right calls for an “iron fist” and Donald Trump-style threats of mass deportations. IMAGES

Quito (AFP) – In the capital city of Quito, Ecuadorans vote on whether to allow the return of foreign military bases and the drafting of a new constitution that could give the country’s Trump-friendly president more power. IMAGES

Olon (Ecuador) (AFP) – Residents of Olon, on the coast of Ecuador, vote on whether to allow the return of foreign military bases and the drafting of a new constitution that could give the country’s Trump-friendly president more power. IMAGES

Santiago (AFP) – Voters cast their ballots as polls open in Santiago for Chile’s presidential and parliamentary elections, dominated by concerns over rising crime and immigration. IMAGES

Mexico (AFP) – Protesters throw rocks at police in front of the government palace during a Generation Z march against President Claudia Sheinbaum. Youth-led protests that rallied under the loose umbrella title of “Gen Z”, referring to those aged under 28, initially erupted on September 8 in Nepal after a government ban on social media. IMAGES

Mexico (AFP) – Protesters clash with police in front of the government palace during a Generation Z march against President Claudia Sheinbaum. Youth-led protests that rallied under the loose umbrella title of “Gen Z”, referring to those aged under 28, initially erupted on September 8 in Nepal after a government ban on social media. IMAGES

Mexico (AFP) – Demonstrators confront Mexican riot police during a protest led by Generation Z against the government of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum at Zocalo Square. Youth-led protests that rallied under the loose umbrella title of “Gen Z”, referring to those aged under 28, initially erupted on September 8 in Nepal after a government ban on social media. IMAGES

Teheran (AFP) – Hundreds of people gather at a mosque in northern Tehran to pray for rain, with Iran gripped by one of its worst droughts in decades. Rainfall in the capital has this year been at its lowest level in a century, local officials say, and half of Iran’s provinces have not seen a drop fall in months.