A potter places painted clay oil lamps to dry ahead of Diwali festival, or festival of lights, at Pottery Town in Bangalore. -- Image by AFP

Camels taking a stroll in the desert of Saudi Arabia during the recce for the next Dakar 2020 that will kick off on Jan 5 in Jeddah. -- Image by AFP

Team EG 0,0 Marc VDS Moto2 rider Xavi Vierge of Spain takes part in the 2nd practice session of the Australian Grand Prix motorcycle race at Phillip Island on Oct 25. -- Image by AFP

Waste collectors transport plastic scrap for recycling in the suburbs of Hanoi, Vietnam. -- Image by AFP

A plane flies behind the Statue of Liberty as the sun sets in New York City recently. -- Image by AFP

Boats sailing past the ‘Victory Lighthouse’ during the 51st Barcolana regatta in the Gulf of Trieste. With some 2,000 vessels, the Barcolana has the most participants of any sailing regatta in the world. -- Image by AFP

Visitors admiring the world premiere of an illuminated art installation entitled 'SUN' created by artist Alex Rinsler and solar physicists professor Robert Walsh of the University of Central Lancashire, displayed in the Winter Gardens as part of the Lightpool Festival of visual arts in the centre of Blackpool, northern England on Oct 14. -- Image by AFP

A Turkish-backed Syrian fighter fires during clashes in the border town of Ras al-Ain on Oct 13, 2019, as Turkey and its allies continue their assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria. -- Image by AFP

Riot police arrest a demonstrator during a protest following the announcement of a transport strike against Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno's policies regarding an agreement signed last March with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in downtown Quito. -- Image by AFP