Gaza refugees return and a giant idol: photos of the day – Friday

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:30:34 GMT

Thousands of displaced Palestinians make their way home in Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas comes into effect. Photograph: Bashar Taleb/AFP/Getty Images

Oslo, Norway. Journalists wait for the chair of the Nobel committee, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, to announce the winner of the 2025 Nobel peace prize at the Norwegian Nobel Institute

Kyiv, Ukraine. Charred photos and books in an apartment damaged by a Russian drone strike on Kyiv. Attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities caused a blackout in part of the capital, disrupted water supply and injured at least 12 people

Southern Gaza, Palestine. A child sits atop belongings on a vehicle as Palestinians who were displaced to the southern part of Gaza on Israel’s order during the war attempt to return to the north after the Israeli government ratified a ceasefire with Hamas

Gaza, Palestine. Thousands of displaced Palestinians begin their journey home as the ceasefire comes into effect

Lahore, Pakistan. Activists of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan party shout slogans near their party headquarters as authorities blocked the road with shipping containers before their pro-Palestinian march towards Islamabad

Tel Aviv, Israel. Israeli Jewish worshippers during the morning prayer of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot at Hostages Square, after Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had agreed on the first phase of a ceasefire in Gaza

Kolkata, India. A giant idol of the goddess Kali is transported to a temporary structure of worship called Pandel before the Kali Puja festival celebration

Gaza City, Palestine. A boy stands amid the rubble of destroyed buildings during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas under the first phase of the Gaza peace plan

Manchester, UK. Ricky Hatton’s three-wheeled Reliant Robin leads the boxer’s funeral cortege past his boxing gym in his home town of Hyde in Manchester. Hatton, who competed as a light-welterweight and welterweight between 1997 and 2012, was found dead at his home on 14 September

Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The Kyrgyz president, Sadyr Japarov (left), Russia’s Vladimir Putin (centre) and the Tajik president, Emomali Rahmon, attend a reception during the summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States at the Palace of the Nation

Kramatorsk, Ukraine. A car drives beneath nets to protect against Russian FPV drone attacks in the Donetsk region

Nanjing, China. Aerial view of bullet trains waiting on tracks at Nanjing South railway station

Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwanese AT-3 advanced jet trainers perform overhead during National Day celebrations at the Presidential Palace

Tehran, Iran. Children attend a rally in support of the people of Gaza after Friday prayers

Srinagar, India. Muslim devotees pray outside the shrine of the Muslim Sufi saint Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani. Thousands of devotees are taking part in an 11-day festival to mark the anniversary of the death of the 11th- and 12th-century mystic saint

Wuhan, China. Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus takes a selfie with fans after winning against Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina in the women’s singles quarter-finals at the Wuhan Open tennis tournament

Osaka, Japan. Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria visits the Japanese Pavilion at Expo 2025. She is on an official visit to Japan from 9 to 15 October

Antalya, Turkey. A view of the beach as riders compete during the 16th Sea to Sky Enduro motorcycle race, the fifth round of the Hard Enduro world championship. The international event hosts nearly 400 athletes from about 40 countries

Taipei, Taiwan. National Day celebrations in front of the presidential building

Bathurst, Australia. Kangaroos next to the track during practice before the 2025 Bathurst 1000, which is part of the Supercars Championship, at the Mount Panorama Circuit