Day in Photos: Hurricane in Jamaica, Elections in the Netherlands, and Pumpkins for Meerkats
A man stands on what is left of the roof of his neighbor's home following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, in the village of Longwood in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, on Oct. 29, 2025. Hurricane Melissa was one of the most powerful hurricanes on record, inundating the island nation with rains that carry risk of flash floods and landslides. Ricardo Makyn/AFP via Getty Images
A man stands on what is left of the roof of his neighbor's home following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, in the village of Longwood in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, on Oct. 29, 2025. Hurricane Melissa was one of the most powerful hurricanes on record, inundating the island nation with rains that carry risk of flash floods and landslides. Ricardo Makyn/AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: Hurricane in Jamaica, Elections in the Netherlands, and Pumpkins for Meerkats

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President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attend a ceremony where Trump was awarded South Korea's highest civilian honor, at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Oct. 29, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
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Voters check for their names on a list prior to casting ballots in the Dutch parliamentary elections at a polling station in the Dominican Church in Amsterdam, on Oct. 29, 2025. The Netherlands headed to the polls on Oct. 29 for a hotly contested election, with all eyes on the performance of the political right, which is riding high in many European countries. Dingena Mol/ANP/AFP via Getty Images
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa reacts next to Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter as they greet the public on the Federal Square during his two-day state visit, in Bern, Switzerland, on Oct. 29, 2025. Alessandro Della Valle/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Assault rifles seized during Operation Containment in the Penha Complex are displayed during a press conference at the Civil Police headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, on Oct. 29, 2025. The Rio de Janeiro public defender's office said a total of 132 people died in the bloodiest police raid against drug gangs in the city's history, as residents laid out dozens of bodies in the streets. Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) listens during a press conference on the 29th day of the government shutdown in Washington, on Oct. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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A woman asks a Tanzanian police officer for directions as voters wait at the Maundi polling centre in Stone Town, on Oct. 29, 2025, during Tanzania's presidential elections. Polls opened on Oct. 29 in elections in which the main challengers were either jailed or barred from running, with rights groups decrying a “wave of terror.” Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images
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Members of the 1914 Sikhs Ceremonial Marching Troop, formed to remember the Sikh soldiers who fought for Britain in the First World War, march during a ceremony to mark the troop's creation at Wellington Barracks in London, on Oct. 29, 2025. Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images
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The USS Vermont, a U.S. Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, arrives at HMAS Stirling naval base in Perth, Australia, on Oct. 29, 2025. The submarine arrived for a scheduled maintenance period, marking progress under the AUKUS partnership toward establishing the Submarine Rotational Force West. Antony Dickson/AFP via Getty Images
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A woman lights candles at the monument for the victims of political repression in front of the FSB security service (former KGB) headquarters in Moscow, on Oct. 29, 2025. Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images
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Passengers board a train at a railway station in Patna, India, on Oct. 29, 2025. Niharika Kulkarni/AFP via Getty Images
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A migrating goose spreads its wings in wetlands near Linum, Germany, on Oct. 29, 2025. Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images
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Police officers from the narcotics unit prepare 214.84 metric tons of various types of illegal drugs worth $1.77 billion seized over the past year, to be destroyed by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (not pictured) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Oct. 29, 2025. Bay Ismoyo/AFP via Getty Images
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The Amiri Diwan building is silhouetted against the setting sun in Doha, Qatar, on Oct. 29, 2025. Karim Jaafar/AFP via Getty Images
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Afghan refugees with their belongings on trucks await deportation to Afghanistan near the Pakistan–Afghanistan border in Chaman, Pakistan, on Oct. 29, 2025. Abdul Basit/AFP via Getty Images
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Jakara Anthony trains during a “100 Days To Go Until Milano Cortina 2026” media opportunity in Brisbane, Australia, on Oct. 29, 2025. Albert Perez/Getty Images for AOC
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A couple takes wedding pictures under thick smog lingering over India’s capital city of New Delhi, on Oct. 29, 2025. Elke Scholiers/Getty Images
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Thermal blankets are laid down in memory of the 229 victims of the DANA weather phenomenon in the Valencia community during a demonstration in Valencia, Spain, on Oct. 29, 2025. One year ago today, DANA (Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos), or a cold drop, brought torrential rain and historic flooding to eastern Spain. David Ramos/Getty Images
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An Afghan burqa-clad woman holds a child as she walks past the remains of damaged houses in the aftermath of the September earthquake at the village of Mazar Dara in the Nurgal district of Kunar Province, on Oct. 29, 2025. Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images
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An aerial view of the 25,000 metric tons of waste that were dumped near residential homes in Bickershaw in Wigan, England, on Oct. 29, 2025. The Environment Agency is investigating the illegal dump at the site of a former scrapyard on Bolton House Road in Wigan, which has plagued local residents for months. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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Mount Fuji is seen from aboard Air Force One, carrying U.S. President Donald Trump, en route to South Korea, on Oct. 29, 2025, in Japan. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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Meerkats investigate a pumpkin and skeleton in their enclosure at Five Sisters Zoo ahead of Halloween in West Calder, Scotland, on Oct. 29, 2025. The Five Sisters Zoo outside Edinburgh is home to more than 160 different species from around the world, including rescued animals. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images