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Day in Photos: Ferry Fire in Indonesia, Japan’s Mars Mission, and Route du Rhum
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Smoke billowing from the KMP Batumandi ferry after it caught fire in waters off Merak in Cilegon, Banten province, Indonesia, on Oct. 20, 2026. (Ganis Bungsu/AFP via Getty Images)
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10/21/2026Updated: 10/21/2026
Albanian riot police officers during an anti-government demonstration in Tirana, Albania, on Oct. 20, 2026, after a week of violent anti-government protests. (Adnan Beci/AFP via Getty Images)

Albanian riot police officers during an anti-government demonstration in Tirana, Albania, on Oct. 20, 2026, after a week of violent anti-government protests. (Adnan Beci/AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump walks off Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Oct. 20, 2026, as he campaigns for Republican candidates ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump walks off Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Oct. 20, 2026, as he campaigns for Republican candidates ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

A flooded campsite following torrential downpours in Oliva, in Spain’s Valencia region, on Oct. 20, 2026. Heavy rainfall battered eastern Spain, causing severe flooding, inundating streets, and forcing many residents to remain indoors. (Jose Jordan/AFP via Getty Images)

A flooded campsite following torrential downpours in Oliva, in Spain’s Valencia region, on Oct. 20, 2026. Heavy rainfall battered eastern Spain, causing severe flooding, inundating streets, and forcing many residents to remain indoors. (Jose Jordan/AFP via Getty Images)

Members of Mexico's National Guard stand in formation during the signing of the Interinstitutional Coordination Agreement between the Secretariat of National Defense and the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection in Mexico City on Oct. 20, 2026. (Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images)

Members of Mexico's National Guard stand in formation during the signing of the Interinstitutional Coordination Agreement between the Secretariat of National Defense and the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection in Mexico City on Oct. 20, 2026. (Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images)

A cotton candy vendor looks for customers during a fair in Ramnagar on the outskirts of Varanasi, India, on Oct. 20, 2026. (Niharika Kulkarni/AFP via Getty Images)

A cotton candy vendor looks for customers during a fair in Ramnagar on the outskirts of Varanasi, India, on Oct. 20, 2026. (Niharika Kulkarni/AFP via Getty Images)

Peru's President Keiko Fujimori (R) talks with Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa at the Government Palace in Lima, Peru, on Oct. 20, 2026, during the 17th Peru-Ecuador Binational Cabinet meeting. (Connie France/AFP via Getty Images)

Peru's President Keiko Fujimori (R) talks with Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa at the Government Palace in Lima, Peru, on Oct. 20, 2026, during the 17th Peru-Ecuador Binational Cabinet meeting. (Connie France/AFP via Getty Images)

A woman films pigeons flying along the corniche in Doha, Qatar, on Oct. 20, 2026. (Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images)

A woman films pigeons flying along the corniche in Doha, Qatar, on Oct. 20, 2026. (Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images)

King Haakon VIII of Norway (R) reaches out to greet Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Royal Palace in Oslo, on Oct. 20, 2026. (Ole Berg-Rusten/NTB/AFP via Getty Images)

King Haakon VIII of Norway (R) reaches out to greet Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Royal Palace in Oslo, on Oct. 20, 2026. (Ole Berg-Rusten/NTB/AFP via Getty Images)

Afghan children look out from a parked tractor in the Qarabagh district of Afghanistan's Ghazni province on Oct. 20, 2026. (Mohammad Faisal Naweed/AFP via Getty Images)

Afghan children look out from a parked tractor in the Qarabagh district of Afghanistan's Ghazni province on Oct. 20, 2026. (Mohammad Faisal Naweed/AFP via Getty Images)

The state banquet takes place at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, on Oct. 20, 2026, on the first day of the Sultan of Oman’s three-day state visit to the United Kingdom. (Aaron Chown/AFP via Getty Images)

The state banquet takes place at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, on Oct. 20, 2026, on the first day of the Sultan of Oman’s three-day state visit to the United Kingdom. (Aaron Chown/AFP via Getty Images)

Members of the European Parliament take part in a vote during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Oct. 20, 2026. (Romeo Boetzle/AFP via Getty Images)

Members of the European Parliament take part in a vote during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Oct. 20, 2026. (Romeo Boetzle/AFP via Getty Images)

People watch the launch of the H3 rocket carrying Japan's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima, Japan, on Oct. 20, 2026. The mission aims to collect samples from one of Mars’s moons to help scientists understand the origins of the Solar System. (Jiji Press/AFP via Getty Images)

People watch the launch of the H3 rocket carrying Japan's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima, Japan, on Oct. 20, 2026. The mission aims to collect samples from one of Mars’s moons to help scientists understand the origins of the Solar System. (Jiji Press/AFP via Getty Images)

Romanian Prime Minister Luca Niculescu and members of his new government attend a swearing-in ceremony at Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest, Romania, on Oct. 20, 2026. (Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images)

Romanian Prime Minister Luca Niculescu and members of his new government attend a swearing-in ceremony at Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest, Romania, on Oct. 20, 2026. (Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images)

People gather at Rossio Square in Lisbon, Portugal, on Oct. 20, 2026, to protest housing shortages, soaring rents, and low wages. Thousands demonstrated across the country after police dismantled housing protest camps and arrested 55 people. (Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images)

People gather at Rossio Square in Lisbon, Portugal, on Oct. 20, 2026, to protest housing shortages, soaring rents, and low wages. Thousands demonstrated across the country after police dismantled housing protest camps and arrested 55 people. (Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images)

University students protest outside the Aceh governor’s office in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Oct. 20, 2026, demanding faster post-flood reconstruction, climate action, and measures to address the rising cost of living. (Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP via Getty Images)

University students protest outside the Aceh governor’s office in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Oct. 20, 2026, demanding faster post-flood reconstruction, climate action, and measures to address the rising cost of living. (Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP via Getty Images)

Pakistan's Arafat Minhas (3L) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of England's Gus Atkinson during the one-day international (ODI) tri-series cricket match between Pakistan and England at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Oct. 20, 2026. (Aamir Qureshi/ AFP via Getty Images)

Pakistan's Arafat Minhas (3L) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of England's Gus Atkinson during the one-day international (ODI) tri-series cricket match between Pakistan and England at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Oct. 20, 2026. (Aamir Qureshi/ AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Hungarian President Andras Baka address a press conference at Sandor Palace in Budapest, Hungary, on Oct. 20, 2026. Herzog was visiting Hungary for a one-day diplomatic visit and meet Prime Minister Peter Magyar. (Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Hungarian President Andras Baka address a press conference at Sandor Palace in Budapest, Hungary, on Oct. 20, 2026. Herzog was visiting Hungary for a one-day diplomatic visit and meet Prime Minister Peter Magyar. (Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images)

A seagull is seen as people walk on the beach on the opening day of the Route du Rhum race village in Saint-Malo, France, on Oct. 20, 2026, a few days before the start of the 13th edition of the solo sailing race from Saint-Malo to Guadeloupe. (Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images)

A seagull is seen as people walk on the beach on the opening day of the Route du Rhum race village in Saint-Malo, France, on Oct. 20, 2026, a few days before the start of the 13th edition of the solo sailing race from Saint-Malo to Guadeloupe. (Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images)

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