
A Week in World Photos
Protests in Lebanon and Chile, rallies in Bolivia and Botswana, and an oil spill in Brazil.
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Women wearing bandanas showing the Lebanese national flag chant slogans during a demonstration in the northern city of Tripoli, Lebanon, on Oct. 23, the seventh day of protests against tax increases and official corruption.
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People demonstrate at Plaza Italia on the fifth straight day of street violence that erupted over a now-suspended hike in metro ticket prices in Santiago, Chile, on Oct. 22.
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A U.S. military vehicle drives on a road after U.S. forces pulled out of their base in the Northern Syrian town of Tal Tamr on Oct. 20, as members of a Syrian family fleeing the countryside of Ras al-Ain head north to the region of Hasakah.
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A Palestinian jockey competes in a local camel race at the destroyed Gaza airport in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Oct. 20.
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A protester runs from advancing police as they deploy a water cannon in the Tsim Sha Tsui district of Hong Kong on Oct. 20.
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A boy walks out of the sea while removing oil spilled on Itapuama beach in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco state, Brazil, on Oct. 21.
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Supporters of Bolivian President Evo Morales march as the opposition disputes results announced by the electoral court, which suggested an outright Morales victory in the first round of the presidential election, in La Paz on Oct. 23.
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A Botswana Democratic Party supporter holds up a poster during a campaign rally in Moshupa, the home village of Mokgweetsi Masisi, Botswana’s president, on Oct. 22.
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An Iraqi boy walks on the first day of school in Mosul on Oct. 21.
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A laborer hangs fabric to dry after a dyeing process in Lahore, Pakistan, on Oct. 23.
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People watch a thunderstorm over the Mediterranean Sea in Nice, France, on Oct. 23.
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Demonstrators clash with soldiers during a protest in Valparaíso, Chile, on Oct. 21.
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A demonstrator talks with a police officer in Valparaíso, Chile, on Oct. 22.
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Demonstrators clash with riot police during a protest in Santiago, Chile, on Oct. 21.
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Lebanese protesters take to the streets of Beirut during demonstrations on Oct. 21.
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A member of the July 15 Martyrs Families and Veterans Federation waves a Turkish national flag in Turkey across the border near the front with the Syrian town of Ras al-Ain on Oct. 19.
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Displaced Syrian children stand behind a fence at a camp near the village of Kafr Lusin, Syria, in Idlib’s northern countryside near the Syria-Turkey border, on Oct. 22.
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Mourners attend the funeral of civilians and fighters who died during attacks by Turkish-led forces in a cemetery in Tal Tamr, near the Syrian Kurdish town of Ras al-Ain, on Oct. 19.
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Catholic faithful demonstrate in a silent march in Port-au-Prince against the Haitian government on Oct. 22. Thousands of Catholics demanding the resignation of Haiti’s president marched through the capital, becoming the latest group to join an outcry against him.
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Serbian soldiers perform during a military parade at a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Belgrade from Nazi Germany, at Batajnica military airport near Belgrade on Oct. 19.
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An artist applies colors on earthenware oil pots, or diyas, ahead of the Diwali festival in Hyderabad, India, on Oct. 22. Diyas, which are lit and placed around the home, are in heavy demand during the festival.
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A spectator watches the first match of the Africa Polo Open between South Africa and Zambia at the Rosefield Polo Club in Centurion, South Africa, on Oct. 20.
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Adam Lowe prepares a replica of a lamassu, an Assyrian protective deity depicted with a human head, the body of a lion, and bird wings, ahead of its unveiling at the University of Mosul in Iraq on Oct. 23. Two high-tech replicas used 3D images of lamassu fragments to copy iconic Assyrian statues destroyed by the Islamic State.
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Flames approach rolling hills of grape vines during the Kincade fire near Geyserville, California, on Oct. 24.
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People hold placards displaying the names of women as they lay on the ground during a “die-in” demonstration to denounce femicides in Paris on Oct. 19.
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People watch the lighthouse in Rubjerg Knude as it is moved away from the coastline between Lonstrup and Lokken in Denmark on Oct. 22. The 120-year-old structure was put on wheels and rails to move it some 260 feet away from the North Sea to protect it from eroding coastline.
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People demonstrate against a security reform bill due to be voted on in the upcoming general election in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Oct. 22.
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A dog belonging to India’s Central Reserve Police Force dog squad takes part in an exercise to demonstrate its threat-neutralizing skills in Bangalore on Oct. 21.
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Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako depart Akasaka Palace for the court banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 22. Japan’s emperor completed his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne in a ceremony steeped in the traditions and grandeur of a monarchy that claims 2,000 years of history.
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A bystander takes a selfie as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks to a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, on Oct. 23.
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South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attend the first plenary session as part of the 2019 Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, Russia, on Oct. 24.
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Protests in Lebanon and Chile, rallies in Bolivia and Botswana, and an oil spill in Brazil.