Leader of the New Zealand Opportunity Party Qiulae Wong poses for a photograph after a breakfast with the Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce in Lower Hutt on October 29, 2026. New Zealanders vote on November 7 in a general election dominated by concerns over rising living costs and the state of the economy. (Photo by Marty MELVILLE / AFP via Getty Images)

Leader of the New Zealand Opportunity Party Qiulae Wong speaks to the media after a breakfast with the Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce in Lower Hutt on October 29, 2026. New Zealanders vote on November 7 in a general election dominated by concerns over rising living costs and the state of the economy. (Photo by Marty MELVILLE / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers prepare brooms from bamboo at a roadside shop in Ahmedabad on November 2, 2026. (Photo by Shammi MEHRA / AFP via Getty Images)

AFP presents 44 photographs taken by Gaiza Iroz between April 20 and October 25, 2026, on the iconic Espelette pepper parched following a summer of intense heatwaves and a historic drought. In the Basque Country, following a summer of intense heatwaves and a historic drought, even the iconic Espelette pepper is parched; producers believe that irrigation, previously prohibited, is the only solution. Search for all these reportage images using: FRANCE-ECONOMY-AGRICULTURE-GASTRONOMY-REPORTAGE Search "REPORTAGE" to source all feature, magazine and visual stories. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - A teenager from a Kashmiri farming family harvests saffron flowers at a field in Pampore on the outskirts of Srinagar on November 1, 2026. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP via Getty Images)

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a budget speech for 2027 at the National Assembly in Seoul on November 2, 2026. South Korea will double spending on artificial intelligence and semiconductors in 2027 to a record high of $16 billion, President Lee Jae Myung said on November 2 in his annual budget speech to parliament. (Photo by Lee Jin-man / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a budget speech for 2027 at the National Assembly in Seoul on November 2, 2026. South Korea will double spending on artificial intelligence and semiconductors in 2027 to a record high of $16 billion, President Lee Jae Myung said on November 2 in his annual budget speech to parliament. (Photo by Lee Jin-man / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (C) leaves after delivering a budget speech for 2027 at the National Assembly in Seoul on November 2, 2026. South Korea will double spending on artificial intelligence and semiconductors in 2027 to a record high of $16 billion, President Lee Jae Myung said on November 2 in his annual budget speech to parliament. (Photo by Lee Jin-man / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)