AFGHANISTAN — Not war, but an earthquake that killed 2,000: An Afghan boy stands in front of his house that was destroyed by the earthquake in Zenda Jan district in Herat province, western Afghanistan, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. Another strong earthquake shook western Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after an earlier one killed more than 2,000 people and flattened whole villages in Herat province in what was one of the most destructive quakes in the country's recent history. Photo: Ebrahim Noroozi/AP
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GAZA — The face of fear when war hits home: Israelis take cover from incoming rocket fire from the Gaza Strip in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. Photo: Leo Correa/APKIBBUTZ BE’ERI — Embattled wall tells story of the attacks by the unidentified body: An Israeli soldier stands over the body of a Hamas militant in Kibbutz Be’eri on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. The kibbutz was overrun by Hamas militants from the nearby Gaza Strip Saturday, who killed and captured many Israelis. Photo: Baz Ratner/APGAZA — Intensity of pain when neighbors kill each other: Palestinians gather around the bodies of people killed in Israeli airstrikes during their funeral in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. Photo: Hatem Ali/APGAZA — The rubble of war: A view of the rubble of buildings hit by an Israeli airstrike, in Jabalia, Gaza strip, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. Israel has launched intense airstrikes in Gaza after the territory’s militant rulers carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel Saturday, killing hundreds of people and taking captives. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed in the airstrikes. Photo: Hatem Moussa/APSHANGHAI — Bulgaria vs. Spain? When war between countries is limited to the tennis court, no one dies, the cries are joyous: Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria celebrates after defeating Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in the 4th round of the men’s singles match in the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament at Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. Photo: Andy Wong/APMINNEAPOLIS — Sunlit success in the outfield: Minnesota Twins left fielder Matt Wallner catches the fly out hit by Houston Astros’ Mauricio Dubon in the fifth inning of Game 3 of an American League Division Series baseball game, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Minneapolis. Photo: Bruce Kluckhorn/APMANHATTAN — The complex FTX case continues: Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, exits Manhattan federal court after testifying, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in New York. Photo: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/APWASHINGTON, D.C. — Grim expressions all around, indicating an insoluble problem and another budget line: President Joe Biden speaks Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, about the war between Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas, as Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Antony Blinken listen. Photo: Evan Vucci/APARGENTINA — Nature’s revenge, turning up the heat: A firefighter is silhouetted by the flames of a forest fire on the outskirts of Villa Carlos Paz, Argentina, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. Photo: Nicolas Aguilera/APST. PETERSBURG — Contented couple, troubled mural: A couple rest near a fence with graffiti in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. Photo: Dmitri Lovetsky/APSEATTLE — A lifetime of living with loans: Karin Engstrom, 82, poses for photos at home in Seattle. Engstrom recently had student loans forgiven. She’s one of 804,000 borrowers who will have a total of $39 billion forgiven under a one-time adjustment granted by the Biden administration. Photo: Stephen Brashear/APBUENOS AIRES — ‘Eyes straight ahead, don’t even look’: People walk past a money exchange shop in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. The Argentine peso continues to sharply depreciate in the parallel market ahead of the presidential elections on Oct. 22. Photo: Natacha Pisarenko/APSAN FRANCISCO — ‘X’ marks the spot, a still-puzzling nomenclature: Workers install lighting on an “X” sign atop the company headquarters, formerly known as Twitter, in San Francisco, on July 28, 2023. The social media platform X says it is trying to take action on a flood of posts sharing graphic media, violent speech and hateful conduct about the latest war between Israel and Hamas. Photo: Noah Berger/AP FileWASHINGTON, D.C. — ‘Speaker? What speaker?’: Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., gestures on arrival as House Republicans hold a closed-door forum to hear from the contenders for speaker of the House, at the Capitol on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. House business and most congressional action has come to a standstill after Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was ousted as speaker by conservatives in his own party. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite/APNEW YORK — ‘I’ll Be Back… and I’ll be useful’: Ryan Holiday, left, and Arnold Schwarzenegger pose backstage before their live talk to discuss the book “Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life” at The 92nd Street Y on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Manhattan. Photo: Evan Agostini/Invision via APGAZA — ‘No real winners in war, only survivors’: Palestinians rescue a young girl from the rubble of a destroyed residential building following an Israeli airstrike, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel on Saturday, killing over 900 people and taking captives. Israel launched heavy retaliatory airstrikes on the enclave. Photo: Fatima Shbair/AP
