Day in Photos: Storm Amy in the UK, Swearing-In Ceremony of Swiss Guard, and Protests in Madagascar
Debris from a collapsed building is seen on a car on the Broomielaw in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 4, 2025. The Met Office had issued seven weather warnings ahead of Storm Amy, which was expected to bring winds of up to 95mph to northern and western areas on Oct. 3, and all of the country on Oct. 4. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Debris from a collapsed building is seen on a car on the Broomielaw in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 4, 2025. The Met Office had issued seven weather warnings ahead of Storm Amy, which was expected to bring winds of up to 95mph to northern and western areas on Oct. 3, and all of the country on Oct. 4. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Day in Photos: Storm Amy in the UK, Swearing-In Ceremony of Swiss Guard, and Protests in Madagascar

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New Pontifical Swiss Guard attends the swearing-in ceremony of new Swiss Guard recruits in the San Damaso courtyard of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican, on Oct. 4, 2025. Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images
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An anti-government protester waves a flag of Madagascar next to a burning barricade during a demonstration against the government in Antsiranana, on Oct. 4, 2025. FITA/AFP via Getty Images
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Craig Williams riding Sir Delius defeats Blake Shinn riding Antino in Race 8, the Tab Turnbull Stakes during Melbourne Racing at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, on Oct. 4, 2025. Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images
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Malawi's newly sworn-in President Peter Mutharika makes his inaugural speech during his swearing-in and inauguration ceremony at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre, on Oct. 4, 2025. Amos Gumulira/AFP via Getty Images
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People walk at an open air exhibition of destroyed Russian military equipment in Kyiv, on Oct. 4, 2025, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images
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A protester escapes tear gas fired by police during an opposition rally on the day of local elections in central Tbilisi, Georgia, on Oct. 4, 2025. Giorgi Arjevanidze/AFP via Getty Images
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The pack of riders cycles during the women's 2025 UEC European road cycling championship, around Valence, France, on Oct. 4, 2025. Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images
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Couples take part in a mass wedding ceremony at the SND Arena in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Oct. 4, 2025, as part of the national campaign “Paraguay se Casa (Paraguay ties the knot),” organized by the government. Around 600 couples were married in what officials described as the largest civil and religious community wedding in the country's history. Daniel Duarte/AFP via Getty Images
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A Kashmiri man sits along a street in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on Oct. 4, 2025, following the end of deadly anti-government demonstrations. Protesters in Pakistan's Kashmir ended days of deadly anti-government demonstrations on Oct. 4 after reaching an agreement with the government, officials said. AFP via Getty Images
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Groundmen cover the pitch as rain delays the start of the 2025 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) match between Sri Lanka and Australia at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo, on Oct. 4, 2025. Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images
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Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 Hellmann's Squeeze Bottle Chevrolet, drives during practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Blue Cross NC 250 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., on Oct. 4, 2025. Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
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A police officer stacks coffins for victims of a building collapse at the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school, at the Bhayangkara hospital in Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia, on Oct. 4, 2025. The death toll in the school collapse rose to 17 on Oct. 4, officials said, as rescuers deployed heavy machinery to recover dozens more victims believed still buried under the rubble. Juni Kriswanto/AFP via Getty Images
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Philadelphia 76ers' #77 VJ Edgecombe dribbles against New York Knicks' #25 Mikal Bridges during the NBA basketball game between the New York Knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Oct. 4, 2025. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images
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Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), poses for a photo in the party leader's office after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 4, 2025. Yuichi Yamazaki - Pool/Getty Images
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A local family pay their respects and view floral tributes at the scene of Thursday's terror attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester, England, on Oct. 4, 2025. On the morning of Oct. 2, the stabbing and car attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in the Manchester suburb of Crumpsall left two people dead and four others hospitalized. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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This photograph shows a seagull flying past an Airbus A380 plane of “Emirates,” a UAE airline company, landing during its flight from Dubai to Nice in the south-eastern French riviera city of Nice, on Oct. 4, 2025. Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images
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Metz's Ivorian defender #39 Koffi Kouao (bottom) fights for the ball with Marseille's Brazilian forward #14 Igor Paixao during the French L1 football match between Metz and Olympique de Marseille (OM) at the Stade Saint-Symphorien in Metz, France, on Oct. 4, 2025. Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP via Getty Images
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Two barefoot girls trample grapes to extract juice for fermentation during the annual wine festival in the village of Areni, Armenia, on Oct. 4, 2025. Karen Minasyan/AFP via Getty Images