• A child, studying under the guidance of Initiative for Viable Education (IVE) for underprivileged children, paints an idol of Goddess Laxmi as he prepares it ahead of Diwali festival in Amritsar, India. Raminder Pal Singh / EPA
    A child, studying under the guidance of Initiative for Viable Education (IVE) for underprivileged children, paints an idol of Goddess Laxmi as he prepares it ahead of Diwali festival in Amritsar, India. Raminder Pal Singh / EPA
  • Activists and supporters of Ukrainian nationalist parties hold torches as the country celebrate the 75th anniversary of the creation of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), in downtown Kiev, Ukraine. Sergey Dolzhenko / EPA
    Activists and supporters of Ukrainian nationalist parties hold torches as the country celebrate the 75th anniversary of the creation of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), in downtown Kiev, Ukraine. Sergey Dolzhenko / EPA
  • Men and Somalian soldiers arrive on the site to rescue victims of the explosion of a truck bomb in the centre of Mogadishu. Mohamed Abdiwahab / AFP Photo
    Men and Somalian soldiers arrive on the site to rescue victims of the explosion of a truck bomb in the centre of Mogadishu. Mohamed Abdiwahab / AFP Photo
  • A boy swims in the sea at Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pilar Olivares / Reuters
    A boy swims in the sea at Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pilar Olivares / Reuters
  • Maxim Sivolap and Igor Velichko of Russia celebrate their win at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Qinzhou Open in China. Zhong Zhi / Getty Images
    Maxim Sivolap and Igor Velichko of Russia celebrate their win at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Qinzhou Open in China. Zhong Zhi / Getty Images
  • Honda rider Marc Marquez of Spain (C) leads Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso of Italy (L) and Ducati rider Danilo Petrucci of Italy (R) during the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix at Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Motegi, Tochigi prefecture on October 15, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA
    Honda rider Marc Marquez of Spain (C) leads Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso of Italy (L) and Ducati rider Danilo Petrucci of Italy (R) during the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix at Twin Ring Motegi circuit in Motegi, Tochigi prefecture on October 15, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA
  • Ottawa Senators' Alex Burrows hooks Edmonton Oilers' Zack Kassian as he tries to put the puck past goalie Mike Condon during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta. Jason Franson / The Canadian Press via AP
    Ottawa Senators' Alex Burrows hooks Edmonton Oilers' Zack Kassian as he tries to put the puck past goalie Mike Condon during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton, Alberta. Jason Franson / The Canadian Press via AP
  • Policemen and rescuers stand near the wreckage of a cargo plane after it crashed in the sea near the international airport in Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan. Luc Gnago / Reuters
    Policemen and rescuers stand near the wreckage of a cargo plane after it crashed in the sea near the international airport in Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan. Luc Gnago / Reuters
  • Rohingya refugees arrive at a beach after crossing from Myanmar, in Teknaf, Bangladesh. Jorge Silva / Reuters
    Rohingya refugees arrive at a beach after crossing from Myanmar, in Teknaf, Bangladesh. Jorge Silva / Reuters

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