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Rescuers try to save a sinking boat in the harbour of Harlingen in northern Netherlands. The remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo affected many parts of Europe.
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Rescuers try to save a sinking boat in the harbour of Harlingen in northern Netherlands. The remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo affected many parts of Europe. Catrinus Van Der Veen, european pressphoto agency
Israeli police examine a car at the scene of what is believed to be a terrorist attack in Jerusalem. According to Israeli police, the Palestinian driver slammed his car into a Jerusalem light rail train station. Abir Sultan, european pressphoto agency
People visit the Great Temple of Ramses II, to observe the sun shining directly into the ancient temple's dark inner chamber in Abu Simbel, Egypt. Hundreds of people visited the temple to watch the sun illuminate colossal statues. The solar event happens twice a year. Ibrahim Zayed, AP
Snow covers the landscape in Wiesenberg, Switzerland, on Oct. 22. Urs Flueeler, European Pressphoto Agency
Smoke rises from an airstrike in Kobani, Syria. Lefteris Pitarakis, AP
A visitor walks by the artwork "Geometric Shapes" by artist Sol LeWitt at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain. Alfredo Aldai, European Pressphoto Agency
Soldiers prepare one of 15 coffins holding the remains World War I soldiers during a re-burial ceremony at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Y-Farm Cemetery in Bois-Grenier, France. The soldiers were killed in the opening months of the war in 1914. The remains were discovered in 2009 during construction work. DNA tests identified 11 of the soldiers. Peter Macdiarmid, Getty Images
Sri Lankan Hindu Tamils light traditional oil lamps to celebrate Deepavali, the Festival of Lights, at the Sri Ponnambalavaneshwarar Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Deepavali denotes the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair. M.A. Pushpa Kumara, European Pressphoto Agency
A gust of wind blows Pope Francis' mantle as he leaves St. Peter's Square. Andrew Medichini, AP
Secretary of State John Kerry visits the Berlin Wall memorial site before a news conference with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin. Markus Schreiber, AP
Iraqi students walk to class on the first day of the new semester in Baghdad. Schools were delayed a month because many were being used as shelters for displaced families fleeing the Islamic State group. Ahmad Al-Rubaye, AFP/Getty Images
An Indian youth participates in a religious procession as part of the Hindu festival of Hanuman Jayanti in Allahabad. The festival commemorates the birth of the Hindu god Hanuman. Sanjay Kanajia, AFP/Getty Images
Northern lights (Aurora borelias) glow in the skiy near Tromsoe, Northern Norway, late on Oct. 21. AFP/Getty Images
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