• Pope Francis signs his new Lamborghini Huracan at the Vatican. Don't expect top see him in it instead of the popemobile any time. It will auctioned off with the proceeds donated to charity. Osserrvatore Romano / EPA
    Pope Francis signs his new Lamborghini Huracan at the Vatican. Don't expect top see him in it instead of the popemobile any time. It will auctioned off with the proceeds donated to charity. Osserrvatore Romano / EPA
  • Pakistani policemen crouch under a tree in Islamabad to escape the rain. Aamir Qureshi / AFP Photo
    Pakistani policemen crouch under a tree in Islamabad to escape the rain. Aamir Qureshi / AFP Photo
  • Honduras’ Alberth Elis in action againt Australia at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney. Steve Christo / Reuters
    Honduras’ Alberth Elis in action againt Australia at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney. Steve Christo / Reuters
  • A view of buildings damaged by the 7.3-magnitude earthquake the town of Sarpol-e Zahab, western Iran. Atta Kenare / AFP Photo
    A view of buildings damaged by the 7.3-magnitude earthquake the town of Sarpol-e Zahab, western Iran. Atta Kenare / AFP Photo
  • An Indian man feeds seagulls on the Yamuna River in New Delhi. Dominique Faget / AFP Photo
    An Indian man feeds seagulls on the Yamuna River in New Delhi. Dominique Faget / AFP Photo
  • Iranians walk past the rubble of buildings in Kouik village two days after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Iran's western Kermanshah province. Atta Kenare / AFP Photo
    Iranians walk past the rubble of buildings in Kouik village two days after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Iran's western Kermanshah province. Atta Kenare / AFP Photo
  • A Rohingya refugee boy gets a haircut at the Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
    A Rohingya refugee boy gets a haircut at the Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
  • Earthquake survivors mourn in front of destroyed houses in Sarpol-e-Zahab in western Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Survivors are waiting for badly needed aid, three days after a powerful earthquake along the Iraq border killed hundreds and left thousands injured. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
    Earthquake survivors mourn in front of destroyed houses in Sarpol-e-Zahab in western Iran, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Survivors are waiting for badly needed aid, three days after a powerful earthquake along the Iraq border killed hundreds and left thousands injured. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
  • Supporters of ousted Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif surround Sharif's car as he arrives to appear before an accountability court to face corruption charges in Islamabad. Aamir Qureshi / AFP Photo
    Supporters of ousted Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif surround Sharif's car as he arrives to appear before an accountability court to face corruption charges in Islamabad. Aamir Qureshi / AFP Photo

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World in focus - best photos for November 15, 2017

Take a look at some of the best photos from around the world in the past 24 hours

Stephen Nelmes

November 15, 2017

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See Olympian Allyson Felix training Special Olympics sprinters at TrainYAS in Abu Dhabi:

  • Special Olympic athletes attend the launch event of the 9th MENA Special Olympics 2018 and the Special Olympics World Games 2019 at New York University Abu Dhabi. Christopher Pike / The National
    Special Olympic athletes attend the launch event of the 9th MENA Special Olympics 2018 and the Special Olympics World Games 2019 at New York University Abu Dhabi. Christopher Pike / The National
  • American Olympian Allyson Felix, centre and Al Bloom, vice chancellor of NYUAD pose with Special Olympic athletes during the launch event of the 9th MENA Special Olympics 2018 and the Special Olympics World Games 2019 at New York University Abu Dhabi. Christopher Pike / The National
    American Olympian Allyson Felix, centre and Al Bloom, vice chancellor of NYUAD pose with Special Olympic athletes during the launch event of the 9th MENA Special Olympics 2018 and the Special Olympics World Games 2019 at New York University Abu Dhabi. Christopher Pike / The National
  • American Olympian Allyson Felix speaks during the launch event of the 9th MENA Special Olympics 2018 and the Special Olympics World Games 2019 at New York University Abu Dhabi. Christopher Pike / The National
    American Olympian Allyson Felix speaks during the launch event of the 9th MENA Special Olympics 2018 and the Special Olympics World Games 2019 at New York University Abu Dhabi. Christopher Pike / The National
  • Peter Wheeler, CEO of the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi speaks during the launch event of the 9th MENA Special Olympics 2018 and the Special Olympics World Games 2019 at New York University Abu Dhabi. Christopher Pike / The National
    Peter Wheeler, CEO of the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi speaks during the launch event of the 9th MENA Special Olympics 2018 and the Special Olympics World Games 2019 at New York University Abu Dhabi. Christopher Pike / The National
  • American Olympian Allyson Felix with Special Olympic athletes during the launch event at New York University Abu Dhabi on November 14. Christopher Pike / The National
    American Olympian Allyson Felix with Special Olympic athletes during the launch event at New York University Abu Dhabi on November 14. Christopher Pike / The National
Race card

6.30pm: Emirates Holidays Maiden (TB), Dh82,500 (Dirt), 1,900m
7.05pm: Arabian Adventures Maiden (TB), Dh82,500 (D), 1,200m
7.40pm: Emirates Skywards Handicap (TB), Dh82,500 (D), 1,200m
8.15pm: Emirates Airline Conditions (TB), Dh120,000 (D), 1,400m
8.50pm: Emirates Sky Cargo (TB), Dh92,500 (D)1,400m
9.15pm: Emirates.com (TB), Dh95,000 (D), 2,000m

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