november 2017 - pictures of the day - nov.16 - nov.20, 2017

NOVEMBER 2017Pictures of the day

Nov.16 – Nov.20, 2017

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NOVEMBER 2017Pictures of the dayNov.16 – Nov.20, 2017

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A member of the Air Force's Wings of Blue Parachute Demonstration Team salutes as he jumps out of an aircraft, during the opening ceremony of Aviation Nation 2017 NellisAir and Space Expo at NellisAir Force Base, Nevada on Nov. 10.

Kevin Tanenbaum / U.S. Air Force via Reuters

Nov.10, 2017


Children ride swings in a playground surrounded by smog in Lahore, Pakistan, on Nov. 11. Smog has enveloped much of Pakistan, causing highway accidents and respiratory problems, and forcing many residents to stay home, officials said.

K.M. Chaudary / AP

Nov.11, 2017


Protesters hold out their phones during a pro-independence demonstration calling for the release of jailed Catalan activists and leaders in Barcelona on Nov. 11. Former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and several members of his separatist government fled north to Brussels after Spanish authorities removed the region's top officials from office.

David Ramos / Getty Images

Nov.11, 2017


People carry the U.S. flag during the Veterans Day parade in New York on Nov. 11.Eduardo Munoz / Reuters

Nov.11, 2017


Tens of thousands of nationalists march in a demonstration organized by far-right groups in Warsaw, Poland, on Nov. 11, as Poles celebrated their country's Independence Day.The far-right march was one of many events marking Poland's rebirth as a nation in 1918 after being wiped off the map for 123 years.But the march has become the largest Independence Day event in recent years, overshadowing official state observances and other patriotic events. Some participants expressed sympathy for xenophobic or white supremacist ideas, with one banner reading, "White Europe of brotherly nations."Radek Pietruszka / EPA

Nov.11, 2017


President Donald Trump waves from the door of Air Force One as he arrives in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Nov. 11. The country was the final stop on president's 12-day trip to Asia.Photos - Trump on Tour: Following the president through AsiaLuong Thai Linh / EPA

Nov.11, 2017


Vietnamese children wave flags before

a welcome ceremony for President

Donald Trump at the Presidential

Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Nov. 12.

Luong Thai Linh / Pool via AP

Nov.12, 2017


A light projection designed by Daniel Margraf lights up the Catharina Church during an art festival in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on Nov. 12.

Robin van Lonkhuijsen / EPA

Nov.12, 2017


A woman prays next to a fence outside the Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Sutherland Springs, Texas, a week after a man opened fire inside the church. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Nov.12, 2017


A rose is placed on a chair inside the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas on Nov. 12. The congregation gathered for the first time since a massacre took 26 of their fellow parishioners' lives a week ago.The church said it had undertaken a number of efforts to transform the space into a memorial that paid tribute to those who died. With the help of volunteers, organizers labored around the clock over 72 hours to repair and restore the sanctuary.Photos: Small Texas Town Mourns Victims of Church ShootingEric Gay / AP

Nov.12, 2017


Rohingya Muslims aboard a makeshift raft

made with plastic containers cross the Naf

River from Myanmar into Bangladesh, near

Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh, Sunday, Nov.

12, 2017. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)

Nov.12, 2017


First snow of the season covers wooden cottages in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Nov.13, 2017


People walk next to a destroyed building after an earthquake in the city of Darbandikhan, northern Iraq, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Nov.13, 2017


A woman takes pictures at the Tianjin Binhai Library in China on Nov. 14, 2017. The futuristic library has wowed book lovers around the world with its white, undulating shelves rising from floor to ceiling, but if you read between the lines you'll spot one problem. Those rows upon rows of book spines are mostly images printed on the aluminium plates that make up the backs of shelves.

Fred Dufour / AFP - Getty Images

Nov.14, 2017


Locals gather around two sperm whale carcasses at a beach in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Nov. 14. Indonesian volunteers managed to save six whales beached on the northern tip of Sumatra but four died.The rescuers worked late into Monday night to free six of 10 massive sperm animals using ropes and patrol boats and turn them back into the waters off Aceh province.Hotli Simanjuntak / EPA

Nov.14, 2017


A local gestures as he stands next to a muddy street, following flash floods which hit areas west of Athens on November 15 killing at least 15 people, in Mandra, Greece. REUTERS/AlkisKonstantinidis

Nov.15, 2017


Rohingya Muslim children play with a kite at the Balukhali refugee camp in Ukhiya, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)

Nov.15, 2017


Peru's Raul Ruidiaz, Jefferson Farfan and Christian Cueva celebrate after the team earned the last spot in next year's World Cup on Wednesday night when they beat New Zealand 2-0 in Lima on Nov. 15. It will be Peru's first trip to the World Cup since 1982.Erenesto Benavides / AFP - Getty Images

Nov.15, 2017


California Daily LifeMannequins are displayed in the show window of a luxury brand store Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Nov.15, 2017


President Donald Trump pauses to drink water during his address to the nation, covering his foreign policy accomplishments during his trip to Asia, at the White House in Washington on Nov. 15.

Trump's water break drew instant comparisons to Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's 2013 speech after then-President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.

During the 2016 campaign, Trump frequently skewered Rubio, his one-time GOP rival, for needing to quench his thirst during speeches.

Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA

Nov.15, 2017


November 16 , 2017


Menendez TrialU.S. Sen. Bob Menendez

fights tears as he speaks to

reporters outside Martin

Luther King Jr. Federal

Courthouse after U.S.

District Judge William Walls

declared a mistrial in

Menendez's federal

corruption trial, Thursday,

Nov. 16, 2017, in Newark,

N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Nov.16, 2017


Zimbabwe Political TurmoilWorkers walk past a photograph of President Robert Mugabe at a government building in Harare, Zimbabwe Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. Zimbabweans faced another day of uncertainty amid quiet talks to resolve the country's political turmoil and the likely end of President Robert Mugabe's decades-long rule. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Nov.16, 2017


Zimbabwe Political TurmoilChildren walk past their apartment block in the low-income neighborhood of Mbare in Harare, Zimbabwe Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. Zimbabweans faced another day of uncertainty amid quiet talks to resolve the country's turmoil and the likely end of President Robert Mugabe's decades-long rule. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Nov.16, 2017


Spain Daily LifeA woman walks along the street as she passes graffiti on a bright autumn morning in Sabadell, northern Spain, Thursday, Nov 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Nov.16, 2017


Israel Greek Orthodox ChurchThe Greek Orthodox patriarch of the Holy Land, Theophilos III leads a procession to commemorate the bringing of the remains of the great martyr St. George to Lod, Israel, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. Dozens of Christian Arabs have protested against the Greek Orthodox patriarch of the Holy Land, demanding the resignation of Theophilos III for allegedly selling church land to Israelis. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Nov.16, 2017


Spain Daily LifeA line of train cars carrying new cars prepare to leave a station as the sun sets during an autumn day, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Thursday Nov. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos

Nov.16, 2017


Germany UN Climate TalksParticipants sit on the floor in front of a poster during a break at the UN Climate Conference COP23 in Bonn, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. (Oliver Berg/dpa via AP)

Nov.16, 2017


Israel SigdEthiopian Jews pray during the 'Sigd' holiday in Jerusalem, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. The prayer is performed by Ethiopian Jews every year to celebrate the biblical union between the Jewish people and God. (AP Photo/OdedBalilty)

Nov.16, 2017


Pennsylvania Daily LifeA mural of an United States flag is seen by a vacant lot in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Nov.16, 2017


Chile ElectionsA balloon seller walks past people on their way to the closing rally for presidential candidate Alejandro Guillier, from the Nueva Mayoriacoalition, in Santiago, Chile, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. Chile will hold presidential and congressional elections on Sunday. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Nov.16, 2017


ARMY TAKES CONTROL IN ZIMBABWE

Soldiers are seen on the armouredvehicle outside the parliament in Harare. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

Nov.16, 2017


A street vendor reads a newspaper in central Harare. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

Nov.16, 2017


Soldiers are seen on the street in central Harare. REUTERS/PhilimonBulawayo

Nov.16, 2017


Armoured vehicle is seen outside the parliament in Harare. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

Nov.16, 2017


A vendor picks up a copy of a special edition of the state-owned daily newspaper The Herald in Harare. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

Nov.16, 2017


Soldiers are seen next to and on the armoured vehicle on the street in central Harare. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

Nov.16, 2017


DEADLY FLASH FLOODS IN GREECE

General aerial view of a flooded area following flash floods in Nea Peramos, West Attica. NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS/via REUTERS

Nov.16, 2017


General aerial view of a flooded area in Mandra. NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS/via REUTERS

Nov.16, 2017


Locals wear plastic bags to protect from mud as they walk next to destroyed cars in Mandra. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Nov.16, 2017


General aerial view of a flooded area in NeaPeramos, West Attica. NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS/via REUTERS

Nov.16, 2017


A destroyed car is seen on the street in Mandra. REUTERS/Alkis KonstantinidisNov.16, 2017


A stop sign is seen on a destroyed road in Nea Peramos. REUTERS/AlkisKonstantinidis

Nov.16, 2017


Destroyed cars and debris are piled up among houses in Mandra. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Nov.16, 2017


Greece StormsA man walks past a car moved by the force of flood water and a damaged house in the town of Mandra western Athens, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. Greece's fire department says rescue crews are searching for six people reported missing in the western Athens area following major flash flooding that left at least 14 people dead.(AP Photo/PetrosGiannakouris)

Nov.16, 2017


Workers try to remove a car lodged at the entrance of a house in Mandra, Greece on Nov. 16. Greeks voiced despair and disbelief after a flash flood killed at least 15 people and left hundreds homeless, with many blaming a system that allowed houses to be built on dried up river beds.

Petros Giannakouris / AP

Nov.16, 2017


Greece StormsFamily pictures are covered with mud after flood water has receded outside a house in the town of Mandrawestern Athens, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. Greece's fire department says rescue crews are searching for six people reported missing in the western Athens area following major flash flooding that left at least 14 people dead.(AP Photo/PetrosGiannakouris)

Nov.16, 2017


Peru's players celebrate their victory in their World Cup qualifying match against New Zealand. REUTERS/Douglas Juarez

Nov.16, 2017


Australia�s Mile Jedinak celebrates scoring their third goal to complete his hat-trick during their Word Cup qualifying match against Honduras. REUTERS/David Gray

Nov.16, 2017


Senior Living Community FireIn this Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 photo, residents are evacuated from the Barclay Friends Senior Living Community during a fire in West Chester, Pa. At least 20 people were injured in the massive fire at the senior living community about 35 miles west of Philadelphia. (Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Nov.16, 2017


North Korean students walk past the central station in Pyongyang on Nov. 16.

Ed Jones / AFP - Getty Images

Nov.16, 2017


Indonesian farmers work in a field as Moung Sinabung volcano spews thick smoke in the background in Karo, North Sumatra on Nov. 16. Mount Sinabung roared back to life in 2010 for the first time in 400 years, after another period of inactivity it erupted once more in 2013, and has remained highly active since.

Ivan Damanik / AFP - Getty Images

Nov.16, 2017


Reuters / Thursday, November 16, 2017Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzyareplaces his sign after waving it during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council to vote on a bid to renew an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria, during a meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Nov.16, 2017


Reuters / Thursday, November 16, 2017Rohingya refugee Momtaz Begum, 30, poses for a photograph at Balukhali refugee camp in Bangladesh. Begum told how soldiers came to her village demanding valuables. "I told them I was poor and had nothing. One of them started beating me saying, 'If you have no money, then we will kill you.'" After beating her, they locked her inside her house and set the roof on fire. She escaped to find her three sons dead and her daughter beaten and bleeding. Momtaz fled to Bangladesh where she spent 20 days at the MSF clinic receiving treatment for burns to her face and body. "What can I say about the future, if now we have no food, no house, no family. We cannot think about the future. They have killed that as well." REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Nov.16, 2017


November 17, 2017


Tesla's new electric semi truck is unveiled during a presentation in Hawthorne, California. REUTERS/Alexandria Sage

Nov.17, 2017


A man removes broken glass from a building after a suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

Nov.17, 2017


People look at a destroyed vehicle after a suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

Nov.17, 2017


Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May talks with resident Val Lay during a visit to a housing estate in North London. REUTERS/Leon Neal/Pool

Nov.17, 2017


Singer Helene Fischer performs on stage during the Bambi 2017 Awards ceremony in Berlin, Germany. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt

Nov.17, 2017


People hold lights as they form a ribbon during a demonstration called by pro-independence associations asking for the release of jailed Catalan activists and leaders at Sant Jaume square in Barcelona, Spain. REUTERS/Albert Gea

Nov.17, 2017


A Syrian woman is seen near a tent in a refugee camp in Marjayoun, Lebanon. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

Nov.17, 2017


A supporter of the Kenyan opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition gestures during a rally in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Nov.17, 2017


A giraffe mural is seen on the gable end of a building in Shettleston Road in Glasgow East, in Glasgow, Scotland. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne

Nov.17, 2017


A man waits for customers while selling umbrellas along a roadside in Islamabad, Pakistan. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood

Nov.17, 2017


French CRS riot police face off with protestors during a demonstration against French government reforms in Nantes, France. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Nov.17, 2017


Russia's President

Vladimir Putin and Prime

Minister Dmitry

Medvedev are reflected

in a mirror while visiting

the Resurrection New

Jerusalem Monastery at

Istra, outside Moscow.

Sputnik/Ekaterina

Shtukina/Pool via

REUTERS

Nov.17, 2017


A 3D mask and an iPhone X are seen during a demonstration of recognition ID at the office of Bkav, a Vietnamese cybersecurity firm in Hanoi, Vietnam. REUTERS/Kham

Nov.17, 2017


A man rows his boat filled with straw on the waters of Nageen Lake on a cold morning in Srinagar. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Nov.17, 2017


President Trump arrives with Director of the National Economic Council Gary Cohn at the U.S. Capitol to meet with House Republicans ahead of their vote on the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" in Washington. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

Nov.17, 2017


A Rohingya refugee

woman walks along the

temporary shelters at

Palong Khali refugee

camp near Cox's Bazar,

Bangladesh.

REUTERS/Navesh

Chitrakar

Nov.17, 2017


Britain's Queen Elizabeth visits the University of Hull where she opened the Allam Medical Building, in Kingston upon Hull, during a visit to the city to mark its year as the United Kingdom City of Culture, Britain. REUTERS/Danny Lawson/Pool

Nov.17, 2017


Ethnic Miao women wearing traditional costumes take part in a parade during the traditional Lusheng (reed-pipe wind instrument) festival in Gulong, Guizhouprovince, China. REUTERS/Stringer

Nov.17, 2017


A woman shops beside a railway track in Kolkata, India. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri

Nov.17, 2017


Fiery protests in Greece

A firework explodes next to a riot policeman during clashes following a rally marking the 44th anniversary of a 1973 student uprising against the military dictatorship that was ruling Greece, in Athens, Greece. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Nov.17, 2017


A hooded protester throws a flare during clashes following a rally marking the 44th anniversary of a 1973 student uprising against the military dictatorship that was ruling Greece, in Athens, Greece. REUTERS/AlkisKonstantinidis

Nov.17, 2017


A petrol bomb explodes among riot policemen during clashes following a rally marking the 44th anniversary of a 1973 student uprising against the military dictatorship that was ruling Greece, in Athens, Greece. REUTERS/AlkisKonstantinidis

Nov.17, 2017


A hooded protester throws a stone as a flare burns during clashes following a rally marking the 44th anniversary of a 1973 student uprising against the military dictatorship that was ruling Greece, in Athens, Greece. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Nov.17, 2017


A hooded protester is seen throwing a petrol bomb during clashes following a rally marking the 44th anniversary of a 1973 student uprising against the military dictatorship that was ruling Greece, in Athens, Greece. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Nov.17, 2017


Kenyan opposition leader returns

A supporter of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is sprayed with water by police in Nairobi. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Nov.17, 2017


Supporters of Kenyan opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition, run as riot police officers fire tear gas to disperse them along Mombasa Road, Kenya. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Nov.17, 2017


Kathiani Member of Parliament

Robert Mbui is hit by another

car as riot police disperse the

convoy of Kenyan opposition

leader Raila Odinga of the

National Super Alliance

(NASA) coalition, upon

Odinga's return to Nairobi.

REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Nov.17, 2017


Riot police use stones to disperse the convoy of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga of the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition as they attempt to access the Uhuru Park grounds upon his return in Nairobi. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Nov.17, 2017


Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga of the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition is welcomed by his supporters upon his return in Nairobi. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Nov.17, 2017


Police spray water to disperse supporters of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga in Nairobi. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Nov.17, 2017


Kenya ElectionsKenyan opposition supporters are sprayed with water in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, Nov.17, 2017. One person has been killed in confrontations between Kenyan police and supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga as tensions over the disputed presidential election continue. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Nov.17, 2017


Zimbabwe Political

TurmoilZimbabwe's President Robert

Mugabe sits for formal

photographs with university

officials, after presiding over a

student graduation ceremony at

Zimbabwe Open University on the

outskirts of Harare, Zimbabwe

Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Mugabe

made his first public appearance

since the military put him under

house arrest earlier this week.

(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Nov.17, 2017


Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe

attends a university graduation

ceremony in Harare, Zimbabwe.

REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

Nov.17, 2017


Zimbabwe Political TurmoilThe choir sings as Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe presides over a student graduation ceremony at Zimbabwe Open University on the outskirts of Harare, Zimbabwe Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Mugabe is making his first public appearance since the military put him under house arrest earlier this week. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Nov.17, 2017


President Robert Mugabe poses with General

Constantino Chiwenga at State House in

Harare, Zimbabwe. ZIMPAPERS/Joseph

Nyadzayo/Handout via REUTERS

Nov.17, 2017


Part of an election poster from the 2008 Zanu Pf election campaign is seen the wall of a dilapidated building in the Mbara suburb of Harare, Friday Nov. 17, 2017. (AP Photo)

Nov.17, 2017


Men feed seagulls along the Yamuna river on a smoggy morning in Delhi. A thick cloud of toxic smog 10 times the recommended limit has enveloped India's capital. REUTERS/Saumya Khandelwal

Nov.17, 2017


Greece StormsA elderly woman walks in front of a damaged house in the town of Mandra western Athens, on Friday , Nov. 17, 2017. Hopes were diminishing as darkness fell Friday for six people reported missing in deadly flash floods that struck near Athens, killing 16.The fire department said search and rescue efforts continued to locate the six, all reported missing in the Mandra district which was the area hardest hit.(AP Photo/PetrosGiannakouris)

Nov.17, 2017


Venezuela Fugitive MayorHolding a national Venezuelan flag,

ousted Caracas Mayor Antonio

Ledezma waves from inside El Dorado

international airport, as he prepares for

departure, in Bogota, Colombia, Friday,

Nov. 17, 2017. Ledezma, one of

Venezuela's most prominent opposition

leaders, said he plans to take his fight

against Venezuela's socialist

government to Europe after he escaped

house arrest in Caracas, and fled to

Colombia on Friday. (AP Photo/Ricardo

Mazalan)

Nov.17, 2017


Harlem FireFirefighters battle a large fire on the top floors of an apartment building in New York City's Harlem neighborhood, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. The Fire Department of New York says over a hundred firefighters were at the scene. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Nov.17, 2017


Italy Migrants FuneralA hand touches a coffin during the funeral service for 26 Nigerian women, at the Salerno cemetery, southern Italy, Friday Nov.17, 2017. The women died last week while crossing the Mediterranean sea in an attempt to reach Italy. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Nov.17, 2017


China PanamaA Chinese honor guard member stands at attention before a welcome ceremony for Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Varela was making his first state visit to Beijing on Friday after breaking off relations with Taiwan and establishing formal ties with China five months ago. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Nov.17, 2017


Chile ElectionsAn electoral worker unloads boxed election material in the boxing gym inside the National Stadium in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Chile will hold presidential and congressional elections on Sunday. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Nov.17, 2017


Bangladesh Myanmar AttacksA Rohingya Muslim child, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, plays in front of her makeshift tent at Jamtoli refugee camp in Ukhiya, Bangladesh, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. A key U.N. committee overwhelmingly approved a resolution Thursday calling on Myanmar's authorities to end military operations against Rohingya Muslims, ensure their voluntary return from Bangladesh and grant them "full citizenship rights." (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)

Nov.17, 2017


Germany PoliticsGerman Chancellor and chairwomen of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Angela Merkel, arrives for exploratory talks on a coalition between the CDU, the Christian Social Union (CSU), the German Liberal Party (FDP) and the Green Party in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Nov.17, 2017


Germany EU Bonn Climate TalksA replica of the Statue of Liberty by Danish artist Jens Galschiot emits smoke in a park outside the 23rd UN Conference of the Parties (COP) climate talks in Bonn, Germany, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Nov.17, 2017


Czech Republic Velvet RevolutionPeople with masks march across the medieval Charles Bridge as part of commemorations for the 28th anniversary of the so called Velvet Revolution in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Nov.17, 2017


Britain Tennis ATP FinalsDominic Thiem of Austria serves to David Goffin of Belgium during their men's singles tennis match at the ATP World Finals at the O2 Arena in London, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Nov.17, 2017


Nepal FestivalA Nepalese woman scatters seven types of grains during Bala Chaturdashi festival in the courtyard of Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. BalaChaturdashi is celebrated in memory of departed family members by lighting oil lamps and scattering seven types of grains along a prescribed route. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Nov.17, 2017


Spain Daily LifeAn Argentinian couple cast their shadow on the ground as they dance tango music for money at Sol square in downtown Madrid, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Nov.17, 2017


The sign nailed to a tree marking one of the few paved roads bears the name of the village's favourite son: "General Mladic Street".

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In a garage that serves as the makeshift tavern, his portrait looks down on the men who spend the day sharing a bottle of brandy.

Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military commander who will hear his verdict on charges of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity next week in the Hague, is one of the highest profile war crimes suspects in Europe since Nuremberg.

8 NOV 2017. BOZANOVICI, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA. REUTERS/DADO RUVIC

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In the international court where his trial began more than five years ago, he is accused of ordering the killing of 8,000 unarmed Muslim men and boys after the capture of the town of Srebrinica, and raining artillery on civilians during the siege of the Bosnian capital Sarajevo.But here in his home village, where barely two dozen people -- mostly his blood relatives -- still remain in the hardscrabble countryside of the Bosnian hills, Mladic is, as the slogan on his portrait above the drinkers declares, "a hero".


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"He did not do such things. Others did it. The general is a colossus, a great and good man," said Zoran Mladic, one of several villagers who identify themselves as cousins of the ex-general.

Mladic, who was captured in 2011 after a decade and a half on the run, is still revered in the Serb sector of Bosnia as a hero and defender of the nation during the 1992-1995 war that killed more than 100,000 people.


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In his native village of crumbling cabins scattered across the slopes, every home has his portrait. Villagers pay him the ultimate compliment: he was a good worker, who often came back to visit, and a useful hand bringing in the harvest as a reaper in the fields.


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"He did not kill people. During the war he gathered our Muslim neighbours from a nearby village and warned them in time to leave," said Dusko Mladic, another cousin, sitting in the tavern, who said he was a childhood playmate of the general.

"I still often go to that village, work with Muslims and don't have any problems," he said.


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The villagers are mainly farmers who keep cattle and sell produce in Sarajevo, which Mladic's forces kept under a 43-month siege, bombing its citizens daily and depriving them of water, power and food.


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Today, as in much of the countryside, the younger generation has largely abandoned the village to go to Sarajevo in search of jobs. Those left behind barely survive on small pensions and the sale of milk and meat, disappointed at the lack of support by the Bosnian Serb authorities.

They fear Mladic will be convicted and remembered as a war criminal.

Ratko Mladic's former childhood house.


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"I would be happiest if he died before the judgement," said another cousin, Mile Mladic. That was the fate of Slobodan Milosevic, the former leader of Serbia, who died four years into his own genocide trial, ending it without a verdict.

"We would then raise a large monument for him in the village and write the truth. All this that is happening is not the truth. It is a lie. The general is not guilty."

WRITING BY DARIA SITO-SUCIC


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November 18, 2017


SANTA STUDENTS SUIT UP TO LEARN OLD SAINT NICK’S TRICKS

by NBC NEWS-18Department store hires attend classes to become professional Santas

ahead of the holiday shopping season at London's Santa School.

Performers dressed as Santa Claus stand in a line at the Ministry of Fun Santa School in London on Nov. 16, 2017.The Ministry of Fun Santa School is Britain's only genuine training school for professional Santas, preparing a dozen trainee Father Christmases before heading out to Britain's department stores, tourist landmarks and private parties for the festive season.Matt Dunham / AP

Nov.16, 2017


A student Santa looks at his reflection while putting on his costume ahead of a lesson.

Adrian Dennis / AFP - Getty Images

Nov.18, 2017


nstructor James Lovell, right, teaches student Santas how to laugh like Father Christmas.According to AFP, Lovell said being a good Santa is about training, not improvisation. "It is a big deal. Children are coming to meet him because he is a special person," he said.Adrian Dennis / AFP - Getty Images

Nov.18, 2017


Lovell adjusts the costume of a student Santa during a class.

Adrian Dennis / AFP - Getty Images

Nov.18, 2017


The ARA San Juan, a German-built diesel-electric vessel, docked in

Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina Navy via AP file- 18

Nov.18, 2017


The Argentine ship Comandante Espora sails off the navel base in Mar del Plata, Argentina on Nov. 18, 2017. This ship is is part of a search crew to find a submarine that hadn't been heard from in three days. Vicente Robles / AP

Nov.18, 2017


Protesters dance and sing, one holding a poster asking President Mugabe to step down, at a demonstration at Zimbabwe Grounds in Harare, Zimbabwe Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Opponents of President Robert Mugabe are demonstrating for the ouster of the 93-year-old leader who is virtually powerless and deserted by most of his allies. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Nov.18, 2017


Protesters wear t-shirts calling for Robert Mugabe to step down, at a demonstration at Zimbabwe Grounds in Harare, Zimbabwe, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Opponents of Mugabe are demonstrating for the ouster of the 93-year-old leader who is virtually powerless and deserted by most of his allies. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Nov.18, 2017


A protester holds a banner referring to President Mugabe as "grandfather", at a demonstration at Zimbabwe Grounds in Harare, Zimbabwe Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Opponents of Mugabe are demonstrating for the ouster of the 93-year-old leader who is virtually powerless and deserted by most of his allies. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Nov.18, 2017


An army soldier stands guard as protesters demanding President Robert Mugabe stands down gather on the road leading to State House in Harare, Zimbabwe Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. In a euphoric gathering that just days ago would have drawn a police crackdown, crowds marched through Zimbabwe's capital on Saturday to demand the departure of President Robert Mugabe, one of Africa's last remaining liberation leaders, after nearly four decades in power. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Nov.18, 2017


Couple tie knot across U.S.-Mexico border

Reuters / Saturday, November 18, 2017U.S. resident Brian Houston marries Evelia Reyes as U.S. Border Patrol agents open a single gate in the border wall to allow selected families to visit along the U.S.-Mexico border at Border Field State Park in San Diego, California. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Nov.18, 2017


Brian Houston marries Evelia Reyes as U.S. Border Patrol agents open a single gate in the border wall to allow selected families to visit along the U.S.-Mexico border at Border Field State Park in San Diego, California. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Nov.18, 2017


Brian Houston marries EveliaReyes as U.S. Border Patrol agents open a single gate in the border wall to allow selected families to visit along the U.S.-Mexico border at Border Field State Park in San Diego, California. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Nov.18, 2017


November 19, 2017


THE MANSON MURDERS: A LOOK BACK AT THE KILLINGS THAT SHOCKED THE

NATIONby NBC NEWS

Charles Manson started a murderous cult at a California commune and instructed his 'family' of followers to commit a series of murders.

Charles Manson is brought into the Los Angeles city jail under suspicion of having masterminded the Tate-LaBianca murders of August 1969.Manson died on Nov. 19, 2017 in a California hospital, state officials told NBC News. He was 83. Bettmann Archive

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Manson and his "family" of hippies lived at the Spahn Movie Ranch near Chatsworth, a Los Angeles suburb, at the time of the slayings.

AP file

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A room at the Spahn ranch.Ralph Crane / The LIFE Picture Collection/Gett

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Sharon Tate, American actress and wife of Polish director Roman Polanski, circa 1965.

Tate was eight months pregnant when she and four friends in her home were stabbed to death by Manson's followers under his direction. His plan was to commit a series of murders that he believed would spark a final confrontation between blacks and whites in America.

Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images file

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Police officers stand outside Tate's house on Aug. 9, 1969, the day after the murders.APGALLERY PHOTOS


The day after the murders at Sharon Tate's house, Manson's followers butchered Leno and Rosemary LaBianca in their home.The words "Death to Pigs" and "Healter Skelter" (misspelled) were found printed on a wall and a refrigerator door.Above: Police search the house where La Bianca and his wife were found on Aug. 10.Bettmann / Bettmann Archive

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Manson is escorted to his arraignment on conspiracy-murder charges in connection with the Sharon Tate murder case in 1969.

AP file

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Charles "Tex" Watson is led back to jail from the courtroom after he was convicted of seven counts of first degree murder and one of conspiracy to commit murder in the Tate-LaBianca slayings on Oct. 12, 1971.Watson was the last of five defendants to be convicted in the slayings.Related: Charles Manson, murderous leader, dies at 83

George Brich / AP

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Zimbabwe Political TurmoilZimbabweans watch a televised address to the nation by President Robert Mugabe at a bar in downtown Harare, Zimbabwe Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017. Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has baffled the country by ending his address on national television without announcing his resignation. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Nov.19, 2017


People walk past a partly torn down ruling party banner that showed Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's face at the Zanu pf headquarters in Harare, Zimbabwe Sunday Nov. 19, 2017. Clinging to his now virtually powerless post, longtime President Mugabe on Sunday was set to discuss his expected exit with the army commander who put him under house arrest, while the ruling party prepared to recall the world's oldest head of state as its leader. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Nov.19, 2017


Zimbabweans sing and pray at a Christian peace and prayer rally in downtown Harare, Zimbabwe Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017. A day after huge crowds rallied peacefully in the capital for 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe to step down, Zimbabweans around the country attended Sunday church services and peace rallies, praying for the future of their country. Sign in Shona at right reads "It was Jesus who planned it". (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Nov.19, 2017


Reuters / Sunday, November 19, 2017Palestinians wait for travel permits to cross into Egypt, after Rafah border crossing was opened under control of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority for the first time since 2007, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

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November 20, 2017


Georgia Dome ImplosionA dust cloud engulfs the Mercedes-Benz Stadium following the implosion of the Georgia Dome, which was next door to the stadium, Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, in Atlanta. The Dome was the home of the Atlanta Falcons, hosted Super Bowls and the 1996 Summer Olympic Games among other sporting events. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Nov.20, 2017


India Film Under AttackVeiled members of India's Rajput community listen to a speech by their leader as they gather to protest against the release of Bollywood film "Padmavati" in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 20, 2017. The film has been in trouble since the beginning of the year, with fringe groups in the western state of Rajasthan attacking the film's set, threatening to burn down theaters that show it and even physically attacking the director in January. A member of India's Hindu nationalist ruling party has offered a 100 million rupee ($1.5 million) reward to anyone who beheads the lead actress and the director of the yet-to-be released film over its alleged handling of the relationship between a Hindu queen and a Muslim ruler. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Nov.20, 2017


Japan Daily LifeWorkers install an advertising billboard for a cosmetics company in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Nov.20, 2017


Pakistan TransgenderMembers of the Pakistani

transgender community light

candles, during a symbolic

catwalk in Karachi, Pakistan,

Monday, Nov. 20, 2017. The

event was held to highlight the

continuous violence and

humiliation against

transgenders. (AP Photo/Shakil

Adil)

Nov.20, 2017


Kenya ElectionsA supporter of opposition leader Raila Odinga is assisted after being injured by supporters of Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta in Mathare slums in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Nov. 20, 2017. Kenya's Supreme Court on Monday upheld President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election in a repeat vote that the opposition boycotted while saying electoral reforms had not been made. The decision appeared to put an end to a months-long political drama never before seen in Africa that has left dozens dead. (AP Photo/ Brian Inganga)

Nov.20, 2017


Kenya ElectionsA riot policeman with a tear gas gun during clashes with opposition supporters in Mathare slums in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Nov. 20, 2017 after Kenya's Supreme Court on Monday upheld President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election in a repeat vote that the opposition boycotted while saying electoral reforms had not been made. The decision appeared to put an end to a months-long political drama never before seen in Africa that has left dozens dead. (AP Photo/ Brian Inganga)

Nov.20, 2017


Bangladesh Myanmar AttacksRohingya Muslim children walk around their tents while one child bathes in KutupalongRefugee camp on Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, in Bangladesh. More than 620,000 Rohingyahave fled Rakhine for neighboring Bangladesh since late August, when the military launched what it called "clearance operations" in response to insurgent attacks. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Nov.20, 2017


Tunisia AlaiaRelatives and friends of Tunisian-born designer Azzedine Alaia carry his coffin during his funeral in Sidi Bou Said, north of the Tunisian capital Tunis, Monday, Nov. 20, 2017. Azzedine Alaia, an iconoclast whose clingy dresses marked the 1980s and who dressed famous women from Hollywood to the White House, has died at age 77. (AP Photo/Amine Landoulsi)

Nov.20, 2017


Cosmetic Factory ExplosionFirefighters work at the scene of a factory fire in New Windsor, N.Y., Monday, Nov. 20, 2017. Authorities say two explosions and a fire at the Verla International cosmetics factory in the Hudson Valley about an hour north of New York City have left multiple people injured, including firefighters caught in the second blast. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Nov.20, 2017


Brazil PoliceBrazil's newly appointed Director-General

of the Federal Police, Fernando Segovia,

wipes his brow during his swearing-in

ceremony in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday,

Nov. 20, 2017. Segovia was sworn-in by

unpopular Brazilian President Michel

Temer, who is himself being investigated

by the force. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Nov.20, 2017


Honduras ElectionsA soldier guards boxes

of election ballots at a

Supreme Electoral

Tribunal warehouse in

Tegucigalpa, Honduras,

Monday, Nov. 20, 2017.

Honduras will hold

general elections on

Nov. 26. (AP

Photo/Fernando

Antonio)

Nov.20, 2017


Zimbabwe Political TurmoilPedestrians walk past a news stand in Harare, Zimbabwe Monday, Nov. 20, 2017. Longtime President Robert Mugabe ignored a midday deadline set by the ruling party to step down or face impeachment proceedings, while Zimbabweans stunned by his lack of resignation during a national address vowed more protests to make him leave. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Nov.20, 2017


Zimbabwe Political TurmoilChildren play near a painting of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe in Harare, Monday, Nov, 20, 2017. Lawmakers with the ruling Zanu pf party gathered to meet on the fate of long time President Robert Mugabe, who has refused efforts to step down. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Nov.20, 2017


Mexico Lopez ObradorPresidential hopeful Andres Manuel

Lopez Obrador arrives at the

National Auditorium in Mexico City,

Monday, Nov. 20, 2017. Lopez

Obrador, making his third bid for

Mexico’s presidency, laid out his

platform for next year’s presidential

elections. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Nov.20, 2017


India Mass WeddingBrides sit for a mass marriage event in Mumbai, India, Monday, Nov. 20, 2017. Mass weddings in India are organized by social organizations primarily to help the economically backward families who cannot afford the high ceremony costs as well as the customary dowry and expensive gifts that are still prevalent in many communities. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Nov.20, 2017


Delegates celebrate after Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was dismissed as party leader at an extraordinary meeting of the ruling ZANU-PF's central committee in Harare, Zimbabwe. REUTERS/PhilimonBulawayo

Nov.20, 2017


Zimbabwean War Veterans

leader Chris Mutsvangwa (C)

greets other delegates

attending an extraordinary

meeting of the ruling ZANU-PF

party's central committee in

Harare, Zimbabwe.

REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo

Nov.20, 2017


Delegates attend an extraordinary meeting of the ruling ZANU-PF party's central committee in Harare, Zimbabwe. REUTERS/PhilimonBulawayo

Nov.20, 2017


Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe meets with senior members of

the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and police at State House in Harare,

Zimbabwe. ZIMPAPERS IMAGES/Joseph Nyadzayo/via REUTERS

Nov.20, 2017


Protesters calling for Zimbabwean

President Robert Mugabe to step down

cheer in front of a military vehicle in

Harare, Zimbabwe. REUTERS/Philimon

Bulawayo

Nov.20, 2017


Protesters calling for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to step down take to the streets in Harare, Zimbabwe. REUTERS/Philimon BulawayoNov.20, 2017


A drone operated by staff of Hainan Power Grid Corporation emits flame to burn down trash from power lines, in Haikou, Hainan province, China. REUTERS/Stringer

Nov.20, 2017


Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez scores

their second goal against

Tottenham Hotspur.

REUTERS/David Klein

Nov.20, 2017


Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov in

action during the final against

Belgium's David Goffin at the ATP

World Tour Finals. Action Images

via Reuters/Tony O'Brien

Nov.20, 2017


Bulgaria's Grigor

Dimitrov celebrates with

the trophy after winning

the final against

Belgium's David Goffin at

the ATP World Tour

Finals. Action Images via

Reuters/Tony O'Brien

Nov.20, 2017


French President Emmanuel Macron and Saad al-Hariri, who announced his resignation as Lebanon's prime minister while on a visit to Saudi Arabia, embrace in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace in Paris. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Nov.20, 2017


A man dressed as a devil performs during a Krampus show in Goricane, Slovenia. REUTERS/Borut Zivulovic

Nov.20, 2017


President Trump prays with the Oklahoma Women's Softball women team as he greets members of Championship NCAA teams at the White House. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Nov.20, 2017


An ancient statue is partly submerged under water at an archaeological site, following flash floods which hit the area, at the village of Dion, Greece. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis

Nov.20, 2017


A woman uses a flashlight as she looks at her child lying in a cot, after Hurricane Maria hit the island in September and damaged the electrical grid, in Dorado, Puerto Rico. REUTERS/Alvin Baez

Nov.20, 2017


A view shows the Klimsen-Kapelle church in front of the peak of mount Klimsenhorn(1,907 m /6,257 ft above sea level) over the clouds near Hergiswil, Switzerland. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

Nov.20, 2017


Supporters of of Kenyan opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition react during clashes with anti-riot police in the Baba Dogo neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Nov.20, 2017


A mahout guards the elephants during the annual Vrischikolsavam festival, which features a colourful procession of decorated elephants along with drum concerts, at a temple in Kochi, India. REUTERS/Sivaram VNov.20, 2017


Selena Gomez performs "Wolves" at the American Music Awards. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Nov.20, 2017


Members of the media participate in a protest against the murder of fellow news cameraman Samuel Rivas who, according to the police, was killed by suspected gang members yesterday in San Salvador, El Salvador. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

Nov.20, 2017


Filmmakers of "Darkest Hour," actor Ben Mendelsohn (L-R), actor Gary Oldman, and director Joe Wright, pose for a portrait in Beverly Hills. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Nov.20, 2017


Members of a group called Lancaster Against Pipelines block construction of a pipeline in Holtwood, Pennsylvania. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith

Nov.20, 2017


Diana Ross poses with her Lifetime Achievement award at the American Music Awards. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok

Nov.20, 2017


Inside the Rohingya refugee camps

Rohingya refugees play Chinlone at

the Jamtoli refugee camp in Cox's

Bazar, Bangladesh November 18,

2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir

Hossain

Nov.18, 2017

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Rohingya refugee children play at the open space near the temporary shelters at Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh November 15, 2017. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Nov.15, 2017

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A Rohingya refugee boy looks on as he sits in his makeshift shop in the Palong Khali refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, November 17, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad PonirHossain

Nov.17, 2017

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Rohingya refugees carry supplies at

Kutupalong refugee camp, near Cox's

Bazar, Bangladesh, November 20,

2017. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Nov.20, 2017


Rohingya refugees help carry

materials to build latrines at

Kutupalong refugee camp, near

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, November

20, 2017. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Nov.20, 2017


Rohingya refugee boys study at a

makeshift madrasa at Kutupalong

refugee camp, near Cox's Bazar,

Bangladesh, November 20, 2017.

REUTERS/Susana Vera

Nov.20, 2017


Rohingya refugee Suray Khatun, 70, is

carried by her son Said-A-Lam, 38, as

they enter Kutupalong refugee camp,

near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh a day after

crossing the Myanmar border, November

20, 2017. REUTERS/Susana Vera

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A Rohingya refugee woman carries food supplies she received at Kutupalong refugee camp, near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, November 20, 2017. REUTERS/Susana Vera

Nov.20, 2017


Rohingya refugees sit at an

establishment at Kutupalong refugee

camp, near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh,

November 20, 2017. REUTERS/Susana

Vera

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Makeshift shelters are seen at

Kutupalong refugee camp, near

Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh,

November 20, 2017.

REUTERS/Susana Vera

Nov.20, 2017


QUEEN ELIZABETH AND PRINCE PHILIP MARK PLATINUM ANNIVERSARY

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip laugh at Windsor Castle in Windsor, southern England April 11, 2014. REUTERS/Leon Neal/Pool

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A young Princess Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh walk in the grounds of Broadlands in southern England, the home of the Duke's uncle, Earl Mountbatten on their honeymoon, November 1947. REUTERS/The Royal Collection/Handout

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Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh view the restored bed-chamber at the Maritime Museum in London, May 1, 1990. REUTERS/Mike Parsson

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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip share a moment as they attend the Beating the Retreat ceremony on Horseguards Parade, June 12, 1996. REUTERS/Stringer

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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh walk at Broadlands in Romsey, southern England in 2007. REUTERS/Fiona Hanson/Pool

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Reuters / Sunday, November 19, 2017

A handout photo shows Queen Elizabeth and Prince

Philip in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle

in early November, pictured against a platinum-

textured backdrop, in celebration of their platinum

wedding anniversary on November 20, 2017. Matt

Holyoak/CameraPress/PA Wire/Handout via

REUTERS

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VICTORIA'S SECRET FASHION SHOWModels celebrate at the end of the 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

in Shanghai. REUTERS/Aly Song

Nov.20, 2017


Model Alessandra Ambrosio.

REUTERS/Aly Song

Nov.20, 2017


Model Stella Maxwell. REUTERS/Aly Song

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Model Maria Borges. REUTERS/Aly Song

Nov.20, 2017


Model Romee Strijd. REUTERS/Aly Song

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Model Adriana Lima. REUTERS/Aly Song

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Model Bella Hadid. REUTERS/Aly Song

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Model Josephine Skriver. REUTERS/Aly Song

Nov.20, 2017


Model Lais Ribeiro. REUTERS/Aly Song

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Models present creations. REUTERS/Aly Song

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Model Aiden Curtiss. REUTERS/Aly Song

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Model Sanne Vloet. REUTERS/Aly Song

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Model Martha Hunt. REUTERS/Aly Song

Nov.20, 2017


Model Megan Williams. REUTERS/Aly Song

Nov.20, 2017


Model Blanca Padilla. REUTERS/Aly Song

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Models Grace Bol (R) and Maria Borges. REUTERS/Aly Song

Nov.20, 2017


Model Dilone. REUTERS/Aly Song

Nov.20, 2017


Model Jourdana Elizabeth. REUTERS/Aly Song

Nov.20, 2017


Model Karlie Kloss. REUTERS/Aly Song

Nov.20, 2017


Model Sara Sampaio. REUTERS/Aly Song

Nov.20, 2017


Model Barbara Fialho. REUTERS/Aly Song

Nov.20, 2017


Model Ming Xi falls as she presents a creation. REUTERS/Aly Song

Nov.20, 2017


Nov.20, 2017


Models Alecia Morais (L), Maggie Lane (C) and Xiao Wen get ready backstage. REUTERS/Aly Song

Nov.20, 2017


Model Grace Bol gets ready backstage. REUTERS/Aly Song

Nov.20, 2017


Model Daniela Braga gets

ready backstage.

REUTERS/Aly Song

Nov.20, 2017


Model Xiao Wen takes pictures with her phone before the show. REUTERS/Aly Song

Nov.20, 2017


Nov.20, 2017


Models celebrate at the end. REUTERS/Aly Song

Nov.20, 2017


President Vladimir Putin may be criticised by the West for the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, but at home his public approval ratings have been boosted.

The operation to seize the peninsula, hailed by Russian nationalists as "The Crimean Spring", led to an upsurge in what is called "military and patriotic education" of Russian youths.

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In the southern region of Stavropol, interest has been revived in Cossacks, a warrior class in tsarist times, and the history of tsarist and modern wars which Moscow fought in the North Caucasus region.

The Cossacks, who were portrayed as peaceful ploughmen in quiet times, were swift to repel attacks from nearby regions, such as Chechnya and Dagestan, or join Moscow's military campaigns elsewhere.

21 OCT 2017. STAVROPOL, RUSSIA. REUTERS/EDUARD KORNIYENKO

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"Tomorrow begins today," reads the motto of a cadet school in Stavropol that was named after Alexei Yermolov, a 19th century Russian general who conquered the Caucasus for the Russian empire.Most cadets come from families of active Russian soldiers or officers from other security forces. About 40 percent of school leavers join the military or law enforcement agencies.Many instructors spent years in "hot spots" or conflict zones.

1 SEP 2017. STAVROPOL, RUSSIA. REUTERS/EDUARD KORNIYENKO

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A group of teenagers from the "Patriot" club in Crimea visited the school's field camp, named "Russian Knights", over the summer. Up to 600 boys and girls train there each summer. This camp trains more than 1,500 teenagers a year.Physical exercises go hand-in-hand with weapons training, marksmanship tests, car driving and even parachuting.

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3 AUG 2017. SENGILEYEVSKOYE, RUSSIA. REUTERS/EDUARD KORNIYENKO

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Mohammad Ayas, a 12-year-old Rohingya refugee in the sprawling Palong Khali camp, is busy hawking piazu, a fried mixture of onions, lentils and spices.

The 150 portions of piazu, made by his mother from the aid package the family received after fleeing violence in Myanmar, sell for 1 taka each, or a little more than 1 U.S. cent.

"I started my trading here with the relief I got," Mohammad said. "I did not buy anything. I got this relief package five days ago and my mum made this piazu this morning."

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Rohingya refugee Abul Talek, 65, bought the chicken for one of his sick children. "I bought this chicken for 150 taka. I think the price is too much for me, a few days ago it was 130 taka and now it has increased 20 taka. I can't go out of the camp to buy chicken, thats why I bought it from here," he said. The price in Palong Khali refugee camp is 150 taka per chicken. The price in Palong Khali Bazar is 120 taka per chicken.

29 OCT 2017. COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH. REUTERS/HANNAH MCKAY

Myanmar's Rohingya

Muslims have endured

killings, arson and rape by

Myanmar troops and ethnic

Rakhine Buddhist

vigilantes since Aug. 25, in

response to Rohingya

insurgent attacks on

security posts, the United

Nations says.

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It says problems like children trafficking existed in Bangladesh's camps, even before they were overwhelmed by the more than 600,000 new arrivals.Now, driven by a need for food and other essentials, trade is starting to thrive in the Palong Khali camp, located about 4km (2.5 miles) from the Naf River that marks the border between Bangladesh and Myanmar.Some refugees are returning to their previous occupations to eke out a living.

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Abul Fayaj, a 50-year-old vegetable seller from Buthidaungtownship in Rakhine, now sells green chillies to residents of the camp.He said a Bangladeshi lent him money for the chillies, which he sells for 200 taka ($2.39) per kg, higher than the local market price of 130 taka per kg."I don't have the money to take lots of food, that's why I have to take a loan," he said."I have to pay more to the lender who gave me the money to buy the vegetables, so there is only a small profit," said Fayaj, adding he takes home 100 taka a day.


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Obaidul Mannan, 40, with five daughters and two sons, traded clocks in Myanmar until the military came to his village, arresting people and burning homes.He now sells betel nut that he bought with 9 grams (0.3 ounces) of gold that belonged to his wife. His complaints are common to shopkeepers everywhere."The problem I’m facing here is that I'm selling next door to traders who are also selling the same items," he said.Some Bangladeshi shopkeepers have hired Rohingya to run shops within the camp.

3 NOV 2017. COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH. REUTERS/HANNAH MCKAY

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Kalim Ullah, 42, fled from the Buthidaung area with his wife, six sons and a daughter.

He used to transport goods in Myanmar, but was told that Rohingya could not own a business in Bangladesh. Ullahjoined up with a local business owner and now sells snacks and red chillies in the camp for a daily wage of 100 taka.


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Two Bangladesh government officials confirmed that the refugees are not legally allowed to own businesses in the country since they are not citizens."We are giving all kind of humanitarian assistance. They are not our citizens," said a senior home ministry official. "The Myanmar government will have to take them back."Bangladeshis are aware of the opportunities that the Rohingyaexodus provides for trade and a number of them have moved closer to the camps.

Rohingya refugee trader Mohammed Arab, 12, is employed in the camp. "I am working on behalf of a Bangladeshi, he gives me 50 taka at theend of each day. The cigarette company come here and they give us cigarettes to sell, in one day I can sell 1500 taka worth of cigarettes. The price in Palong Khali refugee camp is 10 taka per packet. The price in Palong Khali Bazar is 9 taka per packet.


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Abdur Razzak, 26, sells knives, pots and water buckets in the Palong Khali camp where he set up shop three months ago.After paying rent on his shop, wages for two assistants and transporting goods from the town of Ukhia, about 9 km (5.4 miles) north of the camp, Razzak earns about 500 taka profit on sales of 2,000 taka."I'm not making a lot of money. I just

profit a little," he said.

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