A lot happened in October.
Conflict raged in Ukraine, Iraq, and Syria. Government protests continued in Hong Kong. Ebola freaked everybody out. Atlantic City fell apart. Comic-Con had some really awesome costumes.
The world's news photographers captured it all.
Here are 25 of the most amazing photos from the past month.
October 5 was the second day of Eid al-Adha, the Muslim feast day. Festivities start at the end of the Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca, pictured here.
Philosopher-activist Cornel West struggles with police during a protest in Ferguson, Missouri, on October 13.
A blindfolded man waits to be interrogated by Free Syrian Army in Aleppo on October 6. He was suspected of giving information to the Syrian government.
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