World in pictures, November 4, 2026

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors.November 4, 2026 — 11:53am1/9President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City, Iowa. Credit:Alex Brandon/AP Photo2/9Prisoners sit inside cells at the prison known as the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in Tecoluca, El Salvador, during a tour for Costa Rican President Laura Fernandez. Credit:Salvador Melendez/AP Photo3/9Denver Broncos’ Quinn Meinerz is introduced before an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Denver.Credit:Jack Dempsey/AP Photo4/9Israeli Border Police officers walk along a rocky path past burning debris and a heavy machinery excavator after an Israeli settler outpost was demolished by Israeli forces on the outskirts of Salfit, West Bank. In recent weeks, Israeli settlers based in illegal outposts near West Bank towns have been attacking Palestinians, activists and journalists as locals attempt to perform the annual olive harvest. Credit:Erik Marmor/Getty Images5/9A man surfs through floodwaters in Huntington Beach, California.Credit:Jae C. Hong/AP Photo6/9People gather in the rain to mark the Novi Sad train station disaster second anniversary on November 1, 2026 in Novi Sad, Serbia. The student protest movement that claimed victory in last week’s legislative elections was a culmination of two years of anti-government sentiment, spurred by the collapse of a canopy at Novi Sad’s main railway station in November 2024. The incident killed 16 people and sparked a series of protests in Novi Sad and throughout the country.Credit:Andrej Ivanov/Getty Images7/9Firefighters put out a fire in a residential neighbourhood following Russia’s air attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine.Credit:Andrii Marienko/AP Photo8/9A cyclist rides beneath autumn-colored plane trees at Lake Baldeney in Essen, Germany.Credit:Martin Meissner/AP Photo9/9Waves from post-tropical cyclone Rachel crash into beachfront homes in Long Beach, California.Credit:Jae C. Hong/AP Photo