Flying rifles, marble magic and ramp runners: photos of the day - Friday

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:10:59 GMT

South Korean air force honour guards perform at an aerospace and defence exhibition in Seongnam. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Chavannes-près-Renens, Switzerland. Runners take part in a race at the Vortex, an eight-storey circular building with a 2.8km (1.7 mile) spiral ramp on a 1% incline

Suqian, China. Staff take a boat to check the growth of crabs in Metasequoia Forest at Sihong County Crab Breeding Base in Jiangsu Province

Buenos Aires, Argentina. Fans of Liam Payne gather outside the CasaSur hotel to mark one year since the One Direction singer’s death there. Hundreds of admirers brought flowers, candles and posters and sang the British musician’s songs

London, UK. JMW Turner’s Battle of Trafalgar goes on display in the Queen’s House at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. The museum is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the artist’s birth and the 220th anniversary of the sea battle

São Paulo, Brazil. Models wear creations from the Dario Mittmann collection during Sao Paulo fashion week

Wollongong, Australia. Competitors race toward the water at the start of the junior women’s final at the World Triathlon Championships

Kostiantynivka, Ukraine. Ukrainian soldiers inspect a pick-up truck struck by a Russian drone near the frontline in the Donetsk region. The city of Kostiantynivka lies in ruins after months of relentless assaults

Garut, Indonesia. The increasingly rare sight of a child playing marbles in West Java. According to a survey by the Indonesian child protection commission, seven in 10 school-age youngsters have gadgets or mobile devices

Phillip Island, Australia. Manuel Gonzalez of Spain crashes during a practice session at the Australian motorcycle grand prix

Khan Younis, Gaza. Palestinians watch members of the Hamas militant group searching for bodies of the hostages in an area in Hamad City in the southern Gaza Strip

Marseille, France. Technicians install the crown on a Virgin Mary statue at the top of Notre-Dame de la Garde after restoration works. The basilica is known in the city as Bonne Mère (Good Mother)

Orlando, US. Children in Mexican costumes take part in a Day of the Dead celebration in Florida. The tradition honours lost loved ones with colourful altars, music and festive gatherings

Chernihiv, Ukraine. A nursery worker serves food to children inside a bomb shelter during an air raid alert and power outage. Russia has targeted power plants as part of its war against Ukraine

Seongnam, South Korea. South Korean air force honour guards perform at an aerospace and defence exhibition

Nairobi, Kenya. Supporters of Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga gather for his state funeral at Nyayo national stadium. The former prime minister died at the age of 80 on a health visit to India

Nashville, US. Kendra and Krista Slaubaugh, right, of Tigirlily Gold perform at the launch of the Hallmark channel’s Christmas event

Tokyo, Japan. Shinto priests line up for a purification ritual during the autumn festival at the Yasukuni shrine. The site honours 2.5 million Japanese soldiers who died on military service

Arequipa, Peru. Demonstrators clash with police during protests against President José Jeri. Young activists, transport workers and civil groups are angry about corruption and rising crime