Day in Photos: Strike in France, Trump Meets With Japanese Monarch, and Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean
Striking employees at Teisseire, a longtime syrup and fruit juice manufacturer, gather in front of their factory to protest its planned closure by the Danish group Carlsberg, in Crolles, France, on Oct. 27, 2025. Benoit Pavan/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
Employees on strike of Teisseire the long established syrup and fruit juice manufacturer are gathered on Oct. 27, in Crolles, France, in front of their factory to protest against the planned closure by the Danish group Carlsberg of this production site located in the Gresivaudan valley near Grenoble. Benoit Pavan/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: Strike in France, Trump Meets With Japanese Monarch, and Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean

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President Donald Trump speaks with Japanese monarch Naruhito during their meeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025. Trump is visiting Japan fresh off an appearance at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia and will next travel to South Korea for the APEC meetings. Kazuhiro Nogi—Pool/Getty Images
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Smoke billows from a truck that caught fire on the A8 highway near Antibes, as seen from the French Riviera city of Nice, farther down the Mediterranean coast, on Oct. 27, 2025. Valery Hache/AFP via Getty Images
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British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks with British armed forces personnel in front of a UK Typhoon fighter jet at Tusas airbase during a visit to Ankara, Turkey, on Oct. 27, 2025. Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images
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A Caledonian MacBrayne ferry makes its way down the River Clyde past Dumbarton Castle near Glasgow, Scotland, as it starts its journey to a dismantling facility at Esbjerg, Denmark, on Oct. 27, 2025. CalMac's MV Hebridean Isles ferry was retired in November 2024 due to the high cost of repairs and safety maintenance. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
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Members of Cameroon's Constitutional Council get ready to read out presidential election results at the Conference Center in Yaounde, the capital, on Oct. 27, 2025. Cameroon's President Paul Biya, 92, has been reelected for an eighth term with 53.7 percent of the vote, according to official results announced by the Constitutional Council. AFP via Getty Images
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An excavator is operated at a landfill near the Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport in Blang Bintang, Aceh province, Indonesia, on Oct. 27, 2025. Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP/Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP via Getty Images
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Alsachimie employees pass by the new BASF HDM production unit (hexamethylenediamine) at the Alsachimie and Butachimie plant in Chalampe, France, on Oct. 27, 2025. Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images
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An Indigo airline passenger plane flies over a cloudy sky in Ahmedabad, India, on Oct. 27, 2025. Shammi Mehra/AFP via Getty Images
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A Palestinian man stands atop food aid after the truck, and nine others, entered the Gaza Strip through the Kissufim crossing in southern Israel, heading toward Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Oct. 27, 2025. Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) leaves after speaking with reporters on the 27th day of the government shutdown in Washington, on Oct. 27, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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The sun sets over the 14th of July Bridge leading to the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 27, 2025. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images
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Princess Charlene of Monaco gives a police badge to a dog named Tyson during the presentation of the canine brigade in the Principality of Monaco, on Oct. 27, 2025. The princess, who is
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Federal workers, including Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers and air-traffic controllers, receive food parcels at Newark Liberty International Airport as the workers have been impacted by the government shutdown in Newark, N.J., on Oct. 27, 2025. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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A man passes an Iranian-designed drone at a new exhibit of destroyed Russian equipment in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 27, 2025. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images
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Weapons, many of them World War II-era, are seen in a room behind a car repair shop following a police raid in Remscheid, Germany, on Oct. 27, 2025. According to reports, the cache includes Nazi memorabilia, World War II-era rifles, some modern assault rifles, and explosives. Handout by Wuppertal Police via Getty Images
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Supporters of Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara celebrate his reelection at the headquarters of the Rally of the Republicans party in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Oct. 27, 2025. Sia Kambou/AFP via Getty Images
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Schoolchildren cross a road amid dense smog in Lahore, Pakistan, on Oct. 27, 2025. Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images
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Britain's Jacob Fearnley serves to Russia's Andrey Rublev during their men's singles match on Day 1 of the Paris ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament at the Paris La Défense Arena in Nanterre, on the outskirts of Paris, on Oct. 27, 2025. Rublev won. Julien De Rosa/AFP via Getty Images
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A fisherman repairs his net ahead of Cyclone Montha at the Marina beach in Chennai, India, on Oct. 27, 2025. R. Satish Babu/AFP via Getty Images
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Hurricane Melissa churns northwest through the Caribbean Sea on Oct. 27, 2025. Melissa has intensified into a Category 5 storm as it approaches Jamaica, according to the National Hurricane Center. NOAA via Getty Images
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A member of the Taliban stands guard as deported Afghan refugees from Pakistan arrive at the border crossing in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province on Oct. 27, 2025. Sanaullah Seiam/AFP via Getty Images
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A duck swims through the reflections of fall colors on the Pond at Central Park in New York on Oct. 27, 2025, a prime spot for viewing autumn foliage, especially with the iconic Gapstow Bridge. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images