Flying rifles, marble magic and ramp runners: photos of the day - Friday

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  • Chavannes-près-Renens, Switzerland

    Runners take part in a race at the Vortex, an eight-storey circular building with a 2.8km (1.7 mile) spiral ramp on a 1% incline

    Runners take on the 1% incline ramp race
  • Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Fans of Liam Payne gather outside the CasaSur hotel to mark the first anniversary of the One Direction singer’s death there. Hundreds of admirers brought flowers, candles and posters and sang the British musician’s songs

    Fans of Liam Payne release purple balloons
  • London, UK

    JMW Turner’s Battle of Trafalgar goes on display in the Queen’s House at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. The museum is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the artist’s birth and the 220th anniversary of the sea battle

    JMW Turner’s Battle of Trafalgar
  • Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Models wear creations from the Dario Mittmann collection during Sao Paulo fashion week

    A model plastered from head to foot in Monopoly money takes to the catwalk
  • Wollongong, Australia

    Competitors race toward the water at the start of the junior women’s final at the World Triathlon Championships

    Triathlon competitors in swimming costumes race toward the water
  • Kostyantynivka, Ukraine

    Ukrainian soldiers inspect a pick-up truck struck by a Russian kamikaze drone near the frontline in the Donetsk region. The city of Kostyantynivka lies in ruins after months of relentless assaults

    Ukrainian soldiers inspect the burning wreckage of a pick-up truck
  • Garut, Indonesia

    The increasingly rare sight of a child playing marbles in West Java. According to a survey by the Indonesian Child Protection Commission, seven in 10 school-age youngsters have gadgets or mobile devices

    A child lines up a shot in a game of marbles on the dirt
  • Phillip Island, Australia

    Manuel Gonzalez of Spain crashes during a practice session at the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix

    A motorcyclist crashes headfirst into the gravel after a fall
  • Marseille, France

    Technicians install the crown on a Virgin Mary statue at the top of Notre-Dame de la Garde after restoration works. The basilica is known in the city as Bonne Mère (The Good Mother)

    Technicians on scaffolding lower a restored golden crown on to a Virgin Mary statue
  • Orlando, US

    Children in Mexican costumes take part in a Day of the Dead celebration in Florida. The tradition honours lost loved ones with colourful altars, music and festive gatherings

    Children wear face makeup and colourful Mexican costumes
  • Chernihiv, Ukraine

    A nursery worker serves food to children inside a bomb shelter during an air raid alert and power outage. Russia has targeted power plants as part of its war against Ukraine

    Children wait to be served food in a dimly lit bomb shelter
  • Seongnam, South Korea

    South Korean air force honour guards perform at an aerospace and defence exhibition

    Honour guards throw their rifles in the air in front of a plane on a runway
  • Nairobi, Kenya

    Supporters of Kenya’s opposition leader, Raila Odinga, gather for his state funeral at Nyayo national stadium. The former prime minister died at the age of 80 on a health visit to India

    Supporters of Kenya’s opposition leader, Raila Odinga, express their grief at his death
  • Nashville, US

    Kendra and Krista Slaubaugh, right, of Tigirlily Gold perform at the launch of the Hallmark Channel’s Christmas event

    Kendra and Krista Slaubaugh perform a guitar ballad
  • Tokyo, Japan

    Shinto priests line up for a purification ritual during the autumn festival at the Yasukuni shrine. The site honours 2.5 million Japanese soldiers who died on military service

    Shinto priests line up in their white gowns
  • Arequipa, Peru

    Demonstrators clash with police during protests against President José Jeri. Young activists, transport workers and civil groups are angry about corruption and rising crime

    Police behind riot shields confront a protester
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