The next three penalties were scored, so it all came down to the hosts' final kick.It would be 30-year-old Chastain, previously dropped for the 1995 World Cup, to take...

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.ALESSANDRO DI MARCO/EPA-EFECasper Ruud of Norway in action against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain during their match at the...

Spain has been coming to terms with devastating floods which have left more than 200 people dead and dozens missing this week.Thousands of emergency services staff and military personnel...

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.PVMBG/Rex/ShutterstockMount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted again, on the Indonesian island of Flores, spreading fresh panic among residents who were...

These flower-shaped pens have only been formally recorded in three other countries - Switzerland, Iceland and Croatia, and Nigel Beidas says South Africa and Jordan have similar structures which...

We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "road trip". Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.Victor...

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.Nathan Howard/REUTERSUS President Joe Biden playfully bites a baby during a trick-or-treaters celebration for Halloween at the White...

Americans vote in the presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.Evelyn Hockstein/ReutersDemocratic nominee Harris, who voted by post last week, was with her team at the party's headquarters...

David GilliverMr Gilliver has been shortlisted in the British Photography Awards for his image If you have ever written your name in the air with a sparkler on bonfire...

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.Peter Fox/Formula 1/Getty ImagesA Day of The Dead performer participates in the previews ahead of the F1 Mexico...

Mr Canis takes pictures of wildlife across KentMr Canis hoped people could appreciate the natural world more through his photographyA photograph of a fox taken at first light in...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:Kim Ludbrook / EPAOn Saturday it's time for the best-dressed competition at a Halloween community fundraiser...