Pictures of the day: November 2, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world

Street vendor sells candy floss as people visit tombs of relatives and friends at 'Nueva Esperanza' (New Hope) cemetery during the Day of the Dead celebrations in Villa Maria del Triunfo on the outskirts of Lima, Peru. PHOTO: REUTERS

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

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