Pictures of the month: November
The rare spectacle of a Beaver blood moon is seen behind a statue during a lunar eclipse in San Salvador, El Salvador, November 8. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas
A Ukrainian servicewoman fires a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun at a position on a frontline in Kherson region, Ukraine, November 9. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 14. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
A pitch invader runs onto the pitch wearing a t-shirt with a message saying 'Respect for Iranian Women' and holding a rainbow flag during the World Cup match between Portugal and Uruguay in Qatar, November 28. REUTERS/Molly Darlington
Taylor Swift poses with the Artist of the Year, Favourite Music Video, Favourite Female Pop Artist, Favourite Pop Album, Favourite Female Country Artist, Favourite Country Album award in the press room during the 2022 American Music Awards at the...more
People hold white sheets of paper during a protest over COVID restrictions, after a vigil for the victims of a fire in Urumqi, as outbreaks of COVID continue, in Beijing, China, November 28. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
A conscript kisses the window of a train carriage as he says goodbye to family members at a railway station during departure for the garrisons, in Sevastopol, Crimea, November 9. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak
Supporters react as they watch news of a projected victory for Democratic candidate for Governor Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro at the midterm election night party for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman, in Pittsburgh,...more
Jey Swisher reacts after a mass shooting at the Club Q gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 20. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu walks at his party headquarters during Israel's general election in Jerusalem, November 2. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Buffalo’s City Hall during a snowstorm as extreme winter weather hits Buffalo, New York, November 18. REUTERS/Lindsay DeDario
An air display is pictured ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in the United Arab Emirates, November 20. REUTERS/Rula Rouhana
A local resident hugs a Ukrainian serviceman after Russia's retreat from Kherson, in central Kherson, Ukraine, November 13. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
An abortion clinic escort checks on anti-abortion demonstrators through the privacy hedge at Northland Family Planning in Westland, Michigan, November 5. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
The Houston Astros hoist the World Series trophy after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in game six of the 2022 World Series in Houston, Texas, November 5. Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports
A shoe lies near a damaged suspension bridge after it collapsed, leading to the death of 135 people, in Morbi town in the western state of Gujarat, India, November 1. REUTERS/Stringer
A demonstrator shouts slogans as she attends a protest in support of Iranian women, after the death of Mahsa Amini, near the Iranian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey November 7. REUTERS/Dilara Senkaya
A view shows the city without electricity after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missile attacks, in Kyiv, Ukraine, November 23. REUTERS/Vladyslav Sodel
A man reacts as rescuers look for victims at an area affected by landslides after an earthquake struck, in Cianjur, West Java province, Indonesia, November 22. Antara Foto/Wahyu Putro A
Former U.S. President Donald Trump announces that he will once again run for U.S. president in the 2024 election during an event at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, November 15. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
The Villarrica volcano is seen at night from Villarrica area, Chile, November 20. REUTERS/Cristobal Saavedra Escobar
A man gestures as he stands in flood waters following heavy rains in Kuc, Shkodra, Albania, November 21. REUTERS/Florion Goga
Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis waves from the stage next to his wife Casey and children, after winning re-election, at his midterm election night party in Tampa, Florida, November 8. REUTERS/Marco Bello
People walk past a torched bus during a two-day strike by taxi operators over a number of grievances against traffic authorities in Cape Town, South Africa, November 21. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
Saudi Arabia's Salem Al-Dawsari scores their second goal past Argentina's Emiliano Martinez during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in Doha, Qatar, November 22. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
Britain's King Charles attends the Remembrance Sunday ceremony at the Cenotaph on Whitehall in London, November 13. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool
Ryan, a 10 year old youth migrant traveling without an adult, is helped onto the bank being smuggled across the Rio Grande river from Mexico into Roma, Texas, November 11. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
A local resident walks past the body of a person killed by recent shelling near a damaged block of flats in Makiivka (Makeyevka), in Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 4. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Migrant workers gesture during the half time show as they watch the match between Qatar and Ecuador at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in Doha, Qatar, November 20. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
A general view of a Cameroon fan's teeth ahead of the World Cup match between Cameroon and Serbia in Qatar, November 28. REUTERS/Carl Recine
A flock of starlings fills the sky in the village of Val-de-Vesle near Reims, France, November 2. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
Police officers confiscate an Iran fans 'Women Life Freedom' Iran flag, inside the stadium before the World Cup match between Iran and Wales in Qatar, November 25. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
Singer Dua Lipa, who received the Albanian citizenship, performs during her final show of the "Future Nostalgia" tour on Albania's 110th Anniversary of Independence at Skanderbeg square in Tirana, Albania, November 28. REUTERS/Florion Goga
A protester lies on the ground after being pushed during a protest over COVID restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the victims of a fire in Urumqi, in Hong Kong, November 28. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
A damaged bus is seen by the sea, following a landslide on the Italian holiday island of Ischia, Italy, November 27. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Congregation members look on as choristers and clergy take part in a candlelit service and procession "From Darkness to Light" to mark the beginning of Advent, at Salisbury Cathedral in Salisbury, Britain, November 25. REUTERS/Toby Melville
An aircraft passes in front of the moon as it makes its landing approach to Heathrow Airport in London, November 9. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Participants wearing historical costumes ride their high-wheel bicycles during the annual penny farthing race in Prague, Czech Republic, November 5. REUTERS/David W Cerny
A "Last Generation" activist glues his hand to the wall of state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) building after activists of the "Last Generation" group poured paint on the building to highlight the need to combat the climate crisis, in Rome,...more
A wounded Ukrainian serviceman is moved in a pre-hospital medical aid center in Donetsk region, Ukraine, November 22. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty/Serhii Nuzhnenko
A woman and a child look at the destruction as a blaze destroyed many shacks in Masiphumelele township in Cape Town, South Africa, November 21. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
NASA's next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from launch complex 39-B on the unmanned Artemis 1 mission to the moon, seen from Sebastian, Florida, November 16. REUTERS/Joe Rimkus Jr.
A demonstrator stands outside the vandalized building of the farmer's union during a protest as part of a general strike demanding authorities hold a census next year before elections in 2025, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, November 11. REUTERS/Andrea...more
People pray before casting krathongs into a pond at a public park during the Loy Krathong festival, which is held as a symbolic apology to the goddess of the river, in Bangkok, Thailand, November 8. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Two soldiers with the 58th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Army who wanted to be identified as "Ghost", 24, and "Soap", 30, release a drone for a test flight, near Bakhmut, Ukraine, November 25. REUTERS/Leah Millis
A Palestinian demonstrator releases a firecracker during clashes with Israeli forces following the funeral of Mufeed Iklayel, near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 29. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma
The Boss Baby balloon flies during the 96th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, November 24. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Horses are pictured during the championship of Kokpar, a traditional game between two teams of horsemen competing to throw a dummy of a goat into a scoring circle, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, November 5. REUTERS/Konstantin Chalabov
Local resident Nataliia Porkhun holds flowers to present to Ukrainian service members in the recently retaken village of Kyselivka, outside of Kherson, Ukraine November 12. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
People stand naked as part of artist Spencer Tunick's art installation to raise awareness of skin cancer and encourage people to have their skin checked, at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, November 26. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Police officers rest outside a cannabis shop next to the venue of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, November 17. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
The sails of the Sydney Opera House are illuminated with poppies at dawn to mark Remembrance Day, in Sydney, Australia, November 11. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy
Argentina's Lionel Messi during training at the World Cup in Doha, Qatar, November 19. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Brazil's Richarlison scores their second goal against Serbia in their World Cup Group G match in Lusail, Qatar, November 24. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
A work of world-renowned graffiti artist Banksy is seen on the wall of a destroyed building in the Ukrainian town of Borodianka, which had been occupied by Russia until April and heavily damaged by fighting in the early days of the Russian invasion,...more
Young military cadets take part in a ceremony to receive their shoulder marks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, November 18. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Migrants stand onboard a fishing boat at the port of Paleochora, following a rescue operation off the island of Crete, Greece, November 22. REUTERS/Stringer
A protester clashes with riot police officers during a protest against the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit 2022, near the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand, November 18. REUTERS/Tanat Chayaphattharitthee
A local resident carries a kitten found in her flat in a residential building destroyed by a Russian missile attack, in the town of Vyshhorod, near Kyiv, Ukraine, November 24. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, along with his daughter, inspects an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in this undated photo released on November 19. KCNA via REUTERS
A newborn named Elias is held after his birth in a cesarean delivery to parents Alia and Karim at Charite hospital, as the world's population is estimated to reach 8 billion this week, according to a United Nations report, in Berlin, Germany,...more
A relative of Yagmur Ucar and Arzu Ozsoy, a mother and daughter, two of the six victims a bomb blast on Istiklal Avenue, mourn during their funeral ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey, November 14. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
A cloth with the colors of the Russian flag lays on the ground in a cell at a preliminary detention center, which Ukrainians say was used by Russian service members to jail and torture people, before their retreat from Kherson, Ukraine, November 16....more
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is reflected in his wife Melania's sunglasses outside a polling station during the midterm election in Palm Beach, Florida, November 8. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - Group E - Germany v Japan - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - November 23, 2022 Japan fans outside the stadium before their World Cup match against Germany in Doha, Qatar, November 23. ...more
Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion stage a piece of street theatre on a beach during COP27 Water Day, to highlight the fact that fossil fuel "Business as Usual" is leading to climate disasters, such as sea level rise, in Cape Town, South...more
Police officers carry a man who threw an egg at King Charles into a police van during the king's visit to Micklegate bar in York, Britain, November 9. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
A member of the Argentine team delegation looks out a window of the aircraft with a picture of Lionel Messi as the plane arrives in Doha for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, November 17. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
A weak and emaciated cow affected by the worsening drought due to failed rain seasons, lays down at a water point in the Mgeno Conservancy in Mwatate Sub-County, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya, November 8. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
A damaged inflatable dinghy lies on the beach after a group of migrants traveled on it to leave the coast of northern France and to cross the English Channel, in Sangatte near Calais, northern France, November 29. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
A Ukrainian serviceman rests in a dugout at his position on a front line in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, November 3. REUTERS/Stringer
A woman who lost her son in a crowd crush that happened during Halloween festivities, brings down wreathes from South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon at a memorial altar for the victims in Seoul, South Korea, November 4....more
Staff adjudicate ballots for the U.S. midterm elections at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Phoenix, Arizona, November 13. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
A woman reacts next to the body of her neighbour found under debris of a residential house destroyed by a Russian missile attack in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, November 1. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
A macaw is seen in Caracas, Venezuela, November 8. REUTERS/Gaby Oraa
Venezuelan migrants, some expelled from the U.S. to Mexico under Title 42 and others who have not yet crossed after the new immigration policies, stand at a campfire in a camp on the banks of the Rio Bravo river in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, November 14....more
Germany players cover their mouths as they pose for a team group photo before their World Cup match against Japan, November 23. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
Wilma Petrillo, widow of Brazilian singer Gal Costa, icon of the Tropicalia movement, attends her funeral at the Legislative Assembly in Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 11. REUTERS/Carla Carniel
Christina Aguilera poses on the red carpet during the 23rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards show in Las Vegas, November 17. REUTERS/Steve Marcus
Staff from the Royal Collection pose for a photograph by a newly erected Christmas tree in St. George's Hall, in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Britain, November 24. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
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