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The World in Photos this Week
Iraqi soldiers fight to take Mosul from the Islamic State; Hurricane victims in Haiti wait for U.N. food supplies; and Filipinos deal with heavy flooding from Typhoon Haima.
- By FP Staff
- October 21, 2016

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Women take part in a march in Santiago, Chile, on Oct. 19, to protest against violence against women and in solidarity for the brutal killing of a 16-year-old girl in Argentina last week.
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- October 21, 2016

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People race through the streets with their umbrellas as Typhoon Haima makes landfall on Hong Kong on Oct. 21.
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- October 21, 2016

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Iraqi soldiers look on as smoke rises from the Qayyarah area, 35 miles south of Mosul, on Oct. 19, as Iraqi forces take part in an operation to retake Mosul from Islamic State jihadists.
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- Photos By FP Staff
- October 21, 2016

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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton gestures to the crowd as she walks off stage in front of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump after the third U.S. presidential debate in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Oct 19.
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- October 21, 2016

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Muslim men attend Friday prayers near Rome's ancient colosseum on Oct. 21 during a demonstration against Italian police allegedly shutting down unofficial mosques.
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- October 21, 2016

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Evangelical Christian pilgrims from Brazil attend a mass baptism ceremony in the waters of the Jordan River on Oct. 17, during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot or the Feast of Tabernacles.
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- October 21, 2016

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Riot police officers try to disperse indigenous peasants in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Oct. 20. They were demonstrating against the fatal shooting earlier this week of a rural leader championing peasants' rights in a long-running violent struggle over land.
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- October 21, 2016

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The 21 Chibok girls who were released by Boko Haram last week attend a meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, on Oct. 19, where President Muhammad Buhari pledged to redouble efforts to bring back the remaining captured girls.
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- October 21, 2016

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A man takes a selfie in front of a fire from oil that has been set ablaze outside of Mosul, on Oct. 19, during an operation by Iraqi forces to retake the city from Islamic State.
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- October 21, 2016

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A worker paints a mask of Donald Trump at a factory in Shenzhen, China, on Oct. 18.
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- October 21, 2016

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Hurricane Matthew victims cover themself from the rain while waiting for a food delivery from the U.N.'s World Food Program in Les Cayes, Haiti, on Oct. 17.
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- October 21, 2016

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Soldiers of the Sudan People Liberation Army celebrate while standing in trenches in Lelo, South Sudan, on Oct. 16.
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- October 21, 2016

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Policemen disembark from a rubber boat they used to cross a river after a bridge was destroyed by super Typhoon Haima in Penablanca, Philippines, on Oct. 21.
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- October 21, 2016

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Spanish participants form Singapore's first UNESCO world heritage human towers during the Catalonia-Barcelona and Spain Week on Oct. 20, at Sentosa, Singapore.
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- October 21, 2016

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A volunteer holds a campaign sign while waiting to hear Donald Trump speak in Delaware, Ohio, on Oct. 20.
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- October 21, 2016

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A dancer performs at the Felabration music festival in memory of musician and human rights activist Fela Kuti in Lagos, Nigeria on Oct. 16.
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- October 21, 2016

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Displaced Iraqis from the Bajwaniyah who fled fighting in the Mosul area approach security forces on Oct. 18, after they liberated their village from Islamic State jihadists.
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- October 21, 2016

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On Oct. 18 a young girl in Bangkok poses by a series of paintings created in memory of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, who died at 88 last week.
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- October 21, 2016

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People in costume disguises take part in a protest demanding fair elections in Diriamba, Nicaragua, on Oct 16.
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- October 21, 2016

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Soldiers patrol in Afgooye, Somalia, on Oct. 19, a day after four police officers were killed by a suicide bomber and al Shabaab fighters stormed the area.
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- October 21, 2016

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Hundreds of French police officers demonstrate on the stairs of the justice city hall of Marseille to protest inadequate resources and mounting attacks on officers on Oct. 20.
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- October 21, 2016

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A woman takes part in a march for peace in Bogota, Colombia, on Oct. 20, weeks after a peace deal with FARC rebels narrowly lost a referendum vote.
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- October 21, 2016































































































































































































































































