Mexico City (AFP) – Miss Universe contestants arrive at a gala wearing ‘Catrina’ make-up as Mexico celebrates the Day of the Dead, days before the ceremony of the annual international beauty pageant. ‘La Catrina’ is a symbol of Mexico’s Day of the Dead festivities.
Paiporta (Spain) (AFP) – Spanish police wade through garages in shoulder-high water as the search goes on for people who could have been trapped in the flooding that has left more than 200 people dead.
London (AFP) – The UK’s battle-scarred Conservatives elect “anti-woke” candidate Kemi Badenoch as its new leader, replacing Rishi Sunak, who quit after the party’s disastrous showing in the July general election.
Oostduinkerke (Belgium) (AFP) – Clad head to toe in yellow oilskins, atop a horse near the North Sea, Gunther Vanbleu is helping to keep traditional horseback shrimp fishing alive in Belgium. On UNESCO’s intangible heritage list, it was once practiced around Europe. Now Oostduinkerke “is the only place in the world where shrimp fishing is still practiced with horses,” says Gunther.
Kharkiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – As the US election approaches, residents of Kharkiv, a Ukrainian city often the target of Russian bombing, worry about the possibility of a Trump presidency.
Mastung (Pakistan) (AFP) – A bombing near a girls’ school in western Pakistan killed seven people, including five children, in an attack targeting police guarding polio vaccinators according to officials.
Valencia (Spain) (AFP) – “We are ready to help,” says Lisbeth Alvarez, a nurse in Valencia who is volunteering in the aftermath of severe flooding that killed at least 205 people in southern and eastern Spain. The floods, that have tossed vehicles, collapsed bridges and covered towns with mud since October 29 are Spain’s deadliest such disaster in decades.
Las Vegas (AFP) – Kamala Harris slams Donald Trump for recent remarks about women as she presses her case to supporters just days ahead of a nail-biter election. She is joined at the rally in Las Vegas by pop superstar Jennifer Lopez.
Sedaví (Spain) (AFP) – Residents in Spain’s Valencia are in shock after deadly floods that hit the region, killing at least 95 people. Authorities warn the emergency is still not over, asking people in flood-stricken regions to stay at home as rescuers race to find survivors in the rare disaster.
Kathmandu (AFP) – With marigold garlands around their neck, dogs took centre-stage in Nepal on a day dedicated to mankind’s loyal friend. Kukur Tihar, the second day of the five-day Tihar festival, is a Hindu festival.
El Diviso (Colombia) (AFP) – Indigenous people of Colombia, the Awas have been threatened by armed groups in the country’s southwestern rainforests for decades, but insist on peacefully protecting the environment they feel connected to. As environmental leaders gather for COP16, the Awas embody the struggle for survival of native peoples and the defense of the jungle.
Ramat Gan (Israel) (AFP) – Israeli security forces disperse ultra-Orthodox demonstrators protesting army enlistment outside Tel Hashomer’s army base in Ramat Gan. The community has been historically exempt, but a June decree has annulled the understanding, as Israel continues its war in Gaza and conflict against Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Iran.
