Pictures of the day: November 2, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world

Members of Spanish humanitarian NGO Proactiva Open Arms, Guillermo Canardo (R) and Marcos Chercoles Ruiz help a woman during a rescue operation off Libya's shore. PHOTO: AFP

Guardsmen prepare to take part in a ceremonial welcome at Horse Guards Parade for Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos and his wife Maria Clemencia de Santos in central London. PHOTO: AFP

MiG-29 fighter aircraft of the Russian Air Force "Swifts" aerobatic team launch flares as they fly in formation at the Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai, southern China's Guangdong province. PHOTO: AFP

Strollers walk past autumnally coloured vine in Ruedesheim, western Germany. PHOTO: AFP

A serviceman of Belarus' Interior Ministry's special forces unit takes part in the qualifying examinations for the "Madder Beret" headdress outside Minsk. PHOTO: AFP

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) photographs a tiger (panthera tigris) during a visit to the Nandan Van Jungle Safari at Naya Raipur in the eastern state of Chhattisgarh. PHOTO: AFP

Fireworks are displayed in central Beirut as people celebrate the election of president Michel Aoun, a former general whose candidacy was backed by Iran-backed Shia movement Hezbollah. PHOTO: AFP

US President Barack Obama reacts to someone in the crowd as he delivers remarks to a "Get Out the Early Vote" campaign event for Hillary Clinton in Columbus, Ohio, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Salt pans and dams can be seen in farming areas located in the southern region of Western Australian, near the city of Perth, Australia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Children play on the street in downtown Havana, Cuba. PHOTO: REUTERS

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima (R) of the Netherlands are pictured after placing poppies on the Wall of Remembrance during a visit to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, Australia. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman sits next to a grave on the Day of the Dead by paying homage to her dead relatives at Santa Maria Atzompa cemetery in Oaxaca, Mexico. PHOTO: REUTERS

Barcelona's Lionel Messi looks dejected after Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan (not pictured) scores their third goal. PHOTO: REUTERS