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24 hours in pictures, 19 October 2023

Our Picture Editors select the best news photographs from South Africa and worldwide to give you a visual snapshot of the day's events.

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Belgian rider Gerben Kuypers celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the men's elite Kermiscross cyclocross race in Ardooie, on October 19, 2023. (Photo by DAVID PINTENS / Belga / AFP)

Belgian rider Gerben Kuypers celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the men's elite Kermiscross cyclocross race in Ardooie, on October 19, 2023. (Photo by DAVID PINTENS / Belga / AFP)

A man carries sandbags at Kelstrup Strand near Haderslev, southern Denmark on October 19, 2023, after a weather warning was issued for the area. – According to the Danish Meteorological Institute, a gale warning has been issued on October 19 for the Southern Baltic, Western Baltic, the Belts and the Sound, Kattegat, Skagerrak, Fisher and German Bight. (Photo by Claus Fisker / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP)

A man carries sandbags at Kelstrup Strand near Haderslev, southern Denmark on October 19, 2023, after a weather warning was issued for the area. – According to the Danish Meteorological Institute, a gale warning has been issued on October 19 for the Southern Baltic, Western Baltic, the Belts and the Sound, Kattegat, Skagerrak, Fisher and German Bight. (Photo by Claus Fisker / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP)

An F-15 jet fighter from the Israeli Air Force flies near the border with the Gaza Strip on October 19, 2023. (Photo by Jack Guez / AFP)

An F-15 jet fighter from the Israeli Air Force flies near the border with the Gaza Strip on October 19, 2023. (Photo by Jack Guez / AFP)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 18: (L-R) Ann Piper, Kari Allen, Trevor Noah, Caroline Mendes, and Emma Vaughn attend an evening with Trevor Noah, celebrating ‘What Now With Trevor Noah’ presented by Spotify on October 18, 2023 in New York City. Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Spotify/AFP (Photo by Craig Barritt / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 18: (L-R) Ann Piper, Kari Allen, Trevor Noah, Caroline Mendes, and Emma Vaughn attend an evening with Trevor Noah, celebrating ‘What Now With Trevor Noah’ presented by Spotify on October 18, 2023 in New York City. Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Spotify/AFP (Photo by Craig Barritt / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Pedestrians cross a street during a heavy rain caused by storm Aline in Lisbon, on October 19, 2023. – Portugal was hit by violent winds and heavy rain which caused flooding and falling trees, especially in the regions of Lisbon and Porto (north), civil protection said. (Photo by Patricia DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

Pedestrians cross a street during a heavy rain caused by storm Aline in Lisbon, on October 19, 2023. – Portugal was hit by violent winds and heavy rain which caused flooding and falling trees, especially in the regions of Lisbon and Porto (north), civil protection said. (Photo by Patricia DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

This photograph taken in Mulhouse, eastern France on October 19, 2023, shows figurines next to the ChatGPT logo. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)

This photograph taken in Mulhouse, eastern France on October 19, 2023, shows figurines next to the ChatGPT logo. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)

Devotees carry an idol of the Hindu deity Pachali Bhairav for worship during a procession along a street in Kathmandu on October 19, 2023, on the occasion of Nepali Hindu festival of ‘Dashain’. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)

Devotees carry an idol of the Hindu deity Pachali Bhairav for worship during a procession along a street in Kathmandu on October 19, 2023, on the occasion of Nepali Hindu festival of ‘Dashain’. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)

An Israeli woman raises a placard with ´†the land of Israel belongs to the Jewish people†ª written on it, in the centre of Jerusalem, on October 19, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP)

An Israeli woman raises a placard with ´†the land of Israel belongs to the Jewish people†ª written on it, in the centre of Jerusalem, on October 19, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP)

Staff members unload aid for the Palestinian Gaza Strip from an Emirates cargo plane on the tarmac of Egypt’s el-Arish airport in the north Sinai Peninsula on October 19, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. – Thousands of tonnes of aid bound for Gaza remained on the Egyptian side of the border on October 19, after US President Joe Biden struck a deal with Egypt and Israel to allow relief in. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)

Staff members unload aid for the Palestinian Gaza Strip from an Emirates cargo plane on the tarmac of Egypt’s el-Arish airport in the north Sinai Peninsula on October 19, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. – Thousands of tonnes of aid bound for Gaza remained on the Egyptian side of the border on October 19, after US President Joe Biden struck a deal with Egypt and Israel to allow relief in. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)

Workers prepare firecrackers at a workshop in the outskirts of Ahmedabad on October 19, 2023, ahead of the upcoming Hindu festival of ‘Diwali’. (Photo by Sam PANTHAKY / AFP)

Workers prepare firecrackers at a workshop in the outskirts of Ahmedabad on October 19, 2023, ahead of the upcoming Hindu festival of ‘Diwali’. (Photo by Sam PANTHAKY / AFP)

Portraits of people killed, missing or abducted during the surprise attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, are placed on the seats of the Smolarz Auditorium at Tel Aviv University, in a memorial exhibition titled “United Against Terrorism” on October 19, 2023. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

Portraits of people killed, missing or abducted during the surprise attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, are placed on the seats of the Smolarz Auditorium at Tel Aviv University, in a memorial exhibition titled “United Against Terrorism” on October 19, 2023. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

Winegrowers gather for a road blocking demonstration to protest against imports of Spanish wine, on the motorway at the toll booth of Le Boulou, close to the Spanish border, southern France, on October 19, 2023. – Winegrowers in southern France have called for demonstrations to demand economic efforts to help the regional wine industry, which has gone through a trying vintage amid difficult climatic conditions. (Photo by LIONEL BONAVENTURE / AFP)

Winegrowers gather for a road blocking demonstration to protest against imports of Spanish wine, on the motorway at the toll booth of Le Boulou, close to the Spanish border, southern France, on October 19, 2023. – Winegrowers in southern France have called for demonstrations to demand economic efforts to help the regional wine industry, which has gone through a trying vintage amid difficult climatic conditions. (Photo by LIONEL BONAVENTURE / AFP)

French police officers stand by in front of a building where the body of 10-year-old Loana was found in a cellar the evening prior, in Sedan, northeastern France, on October 19, 2023. – Loana had been reported missing by her parents on October 17, before her body was found by investigators on the evening of October 18 in a cellar of the suspect’s residence. (Photo by FRANCOIS NASCIMBENI / AFP)

French police officers stand by in front of a building where the body of 10-year-old Loana was found in a cellar the evening prior, in Sedan, northeastern France, on October 19, 2023. – Loana had been reported missing by her parents on October 17, before her body was found by investigators on the evening of October 18 in a cellar of the suspect’s residence. (Photo by FRANCOIS NASCIMBENI / AFP)

A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace shows Jordan’s King Abdullah II (L) received by Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on October 19, 2023. – The pair, whose countries were the first Arab states to normalise relations with Israel in 1979 and 1994, condemned the “collective punishment” of Gazans and warned about the conflict spreading. (Photo by Chris Setian / Jordanian Royal Palace / AFP)

A handout picture released by the Jordanian Royal Palace shows Jordan’s King Abdullah II (L) received by Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on October 19, 2023. – The pair, whose countries were the first Arab states to normalise relations with Israel in 1979 and 1994, condemned the “collective punishment” of Gazans and warned about the conflict spreading. (Photo by Chris Setian / Jordanian Royal Palace / AFP)

Argentina’s players take part in a training session at the Stade de France in Saint Denis, on October 19, 2023, on the eve of the France 2023 Rugby World Cup semi-final match between New Zealand and Argentina. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

Argentina’s players take part in a training session at the Stade de France in Saint Denis, on October 19, 2023, on the eve of the France 2023 Rugby World Cup semi-final match between New Zealand and Argentina. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

Pakistan’s Imam-ul-Haq (L) plays football during a practice session on the eve of the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) match between Pakistan and Australia at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on October 19, 2023. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)

Pakistan’s Imam-ul-Haq (L) plays football during a practice session on the eve of the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) match between Pakistan and Australia at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on October 19, 2023. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)

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