Day in Photos: Strike on Chemical Factory, Field of Remembrance, and Wading Through the Floods
On strike employees of of the Vencorex chemicals factory, owned by a subsidiary of Thai company PTT GC, stand by a bonfire during a protest outside the plant that produces raw materials for polyurethane market following the company placement into bankruptcy in September in Pont-de-Claix, French Alps, on Nov. 7, 2024. Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: Strike on Chemical Factory, Field of Remembrance, and Wading Through the Floods

A look into the world through the lens of photography.
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President Joe Biden addresses the nation after the presidential election, at the White House Rose Garden in Washington on Nov. 7, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
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(L-R) Outgoing German Finance Minister Christian Lindner, German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann, German Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger, German Minister for Transport and Digital Affairs Volker Wissing and incoming Finance Minister Joerg Kukies and Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz listen as German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier speaks before handing the dismissal orders to ministers and a certificate of appointment, at the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, on Nov. 7, 2024. Ralf Hirschberger/AFP via Getty Images
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Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester meets with war veterans at The Field Of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey in London on Nov. 7, 2024. Eamonn McCormack - WPA Pool/Getty Images
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European leaders pose for a family photo during the European Political Community Summit in Budapest, Hungary, on Nov. 7, 2024. Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images
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A Croatian Air Force Rafale fighter jet in a hangar during a Croatian and French air force joint exercise with Rafale fighter jets at a military base near Zagreb, Croatia, on Nov. 7, 2024. Damir Sencar/AFP via Getty Images
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A woman wades through a flooded street after the passage of Hurricane Rafael in Batabano, Mayabeque Province, Cuba, on Nov. 7, 2024. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images
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Relatives of people detained during protests following the disputed July 28 presidential elections and of other political prisoners take part in a demonstration demanding their release in front of the Palace of Justice in Caracas, Venezuela, on Nov. 7, 2024. Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images
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Three new bells, including the bell used during the Paris Olympic Games, are set to be placed into Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral on Nov. 7, 2024, one month before it is due to reopen and five years after a devastating fire. Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images
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Hindu devotees gather on the occasion of the Hindu festival of ‘Chhath Puja,’ on the banks of river Yamuna amid smog in New Delhi, India, on Nov. 7, 2024. Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty Images
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Tahrir Ibrahim, 64, and Basima Mohamed, 56, (L) work on handloom carpet making in Ramses Wissa Wassef Center in Giza. at the Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Center in Giza, Egypt, on Nov. 7, 2024. Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images
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Police officers of Rio de Janeiro's Military Police show their skills during a drill at the Rio's Military Police Special Operations Command training camp in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Nov. 7, 2024. Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images
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School children run during the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, as seen from Lewolaga village in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on Nov. 7, 2024. Arnold Welianto/AFP via Getty Images
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Two women look at artwork displayed at the Nuhad Es-Said Pavilion for Culture at the National Museum of Beirut in Lebanon on Nov. 7, 2024. Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images
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A protester walks past a burning barricade in Eduardo Mondlane Avenue in Maputo, Mozambique, on Nov. 7, 2024. Alfredo Zuniga/AFP via Getty Images
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Iraqi military vessels parade during the ceremony of the beginning of the handover of the Grand Faw Port's five berths from the implementing Korean company, in the southern Basra Province, Iraq, on Nov. 7, 2024. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images
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Three people walk past a car embedded in a flood damaged supermarket, in Sedavi, region of Valencia, Spain, on Nov. 7, 2024, in the aftermath of deadly floods. Cesar Manso/AFP via Getty Images
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A construction worker enters the courthouse of Brussels, covered with scaffoldings, in Brussels, Belgium, on Nov. 7, 2024. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images
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A man rides his bike along a canal past autumn-colored trees in Dortmund, Germany, on Nov. 7, 2024. Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty Images
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People on a scooter take a look at the destruction to a hotel, walkway, and shops from an Israeli airstrike the day before that hit in front of Baalbeks Unesco World Heritage site ancient ruins in Baalbek, Lebanon, on Nov. 7, 2024. Ed Ram/Getty Images
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Rohingya refugees sit on a truck after being relocated from Southern Aceh province, Indonesia, to Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Nov. 7, 2024. Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP/AFP via Getty Images
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Crew members stand on the Russian Navy's UFA submarine as it prepares to dock at the North Jamrud pier of Tanjung Perak port for a 5-day joint military exercise between Indonesia and Russia, in Surabaya, Indonesia, on Nov. 7, 2024. Juni Kriswanto/AFP via Getty Images
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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol takes questions during a press conference on state affairs at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea on Nov. 7, 2024. Kim Hong-Ji - Pool/Getty Images
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Members of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, perform a Guard of Honour for King Abdullah II of Jordan at Windsor Castle as he marks the year of his silver jubilee in Windsor, England, on Nov. 7, 2024. Andrew Matthews-WPA Pool/Getty Images
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The Christmas windows animations and lights at Le Printemps in Paris, France, on Nov. 7, 2024. Marc Piasecki/Getty Images