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FPÖ leader Herbert Kickl attends his party's election campaign kick-off in Graz, Austria, on September 7.
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World in photos

This Jan. 22, 2013 photo shows American gospel singer and author Cissy Houston posing for a portrait in New York. Houston, mother of the late singer Whitney Houston, is releasing a book, "Remembering Whitney," on Tuesday, Jan. 29. (Photo by Dan Hallman/Invision/AP)
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Children look up to the sky at the sound of airstrikes in Gaza City on Monday, Oct. 7, 2023. Residents and health authorities say that mosques, hospitals and schools are being targeted by airstrikes. (Samar Abu Elouf/The New York Times)
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Mourners pay their respects at the casket during the funeral service for Alejandro Arcos, the mayor of Chilpancingo who was killed on Sunday less than a week after taking office, as Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum is set to unveil a new security policy, in Chilpancingo, Mexico October 7, 2024. REUTERS/Oscar Ramirez
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