Pictures of the day: October 26, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world


Multimedia Desk October 26, 2016
A handout photo released by Nature shows part of the eastern flank of Crosson Ice Shelf (C-L) and Mount Murphy (foreground) as viewed during a NASA IceBridge flight. PHOTO: AFP

A drone flies above World Surf League World Title winner Hawaian surfer John John Florence during the final heat of the Portuguese stage of the World Surf League championship at Supertubos beach near Peniche, central Portugal. PHOTO: AFP A drone flies above World Surf League World Title winner Hawaian surfer John John Florence during the final heat of the Portuguese stage of the World Surf League championship at Supertubos beach near Peniche, central Portugal. PHOTO: AFP

Agents from the Investigation Direction Police (DPI) arrest members of the Agents from the Investigation Direction Police (DPI) arrest members of the "Barrio 18" gang during a raid in Tegucigalpa. PHOTO: AFP

Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump rallies with supporters at the Million Air Orlando airplane hangar in Sanford, Florida, US. PHOTO: REUTERS Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump rallies with supporters at the Million Air Orlando airplane hangar in Sanford, Florida, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Saida Ahmad Baghili, 18, sits in a wheelchair at the al-Thawra hospital where she receives treatment for severe acute malnutrition in the Red Sea port city of Houdieda, Yemen. PHOTO: REUTERS Saida Ahmad Baghili, 18, sits in a wheelchair at the al-Thawra hospital where she receives treatment for severe acute malnutrition in the Red Sea port city of Houdieda, Yemen. PHOTO: REUTERS

Migrants are seen in silhouette as they gather near flames from a burning makeshift shelter on the second day of the evacuation of migrants and their transfer to reception centers in France, as part of the dismantlement of the camp called the Migrants are seen in silhouette as they gather near flames from a burning makeshift shelter on the second day of the evacuation of migrants and their transfer to reception centers in France, as part of the dismantlement of the camp called the "Jungle" in Calais, France. PHOTO: REUTERS

Naz Osmanoglu, a British comedian and member of Turkey's former ruling family, poses at the entrance of the Ottoman-era Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. PHOTO: REUTERS Naz Osmanoglu, a British comedian and member of Turkey's former ruling family, poses at the entrance of the Ottoman-era Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. PHOTO: REUTERS

An aircraft comes in to land at Heathrow airport in west London, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS An aircraft comes in to land at Heathrow airport in west London, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS

A forest guard provides water to an injured Asiatic elephant, who according to forest officials fractured his front-right leg late August while being chased by villagers, as it lies in a field in Avverahalli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India. PHOTO: REUTERS A forest guard provides water to an injured Asiatic elephant, who according to forest officials fractured his front-right leg late August while being chased by villagers, as it lies in a field in Avverahalli village on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

An employee takes granules of 99.99 percent pure gold before packing them at the Krastsvetmet non-ferrous metals plant, one of the world's largest producers in the precious metals industry, in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS An employee takes granules of 99.99 percent pure gold before packing them at the Krastsvetmet non-ferrous metals plant, one of the world's largest producers in the precious metals industry, in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Shopkeeper Manuel Robles (R) poses with a latex mask depicting Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin Guzman Loera -aka Shopkeeper Manuel Robles (R) poses with a latex mask depicting Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin Guzman Loera -aka "El Chapo"- for sale for the upcoming Day of the Dead, in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua State, Mexico. PHOTO: AFP

Xiong Zong of China hits his ball out of the water during the ProAm event for the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions golf tournament in Shanghai. PHOTO: AFP Xiong Zong of China hits his ball out of the water during the ProAm event for the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions golf tournament in Shanghai. PHOTO: AFP

This long-exposure photograph shows the Milky Way in the clear night sky over a construction site along the Yangon-Naypyidaw Highway. This long-exposure photograph shows the Milky Way in the clear night sky over a construction site along the Yangon-Naypyidaw Highway.

Chef of the President of the Republic of India, Montu Saini, looks on as he walks with other chefs to various heads of state as they visit the spice market in the old quarters of New Delhi. PHOTO: AFP Chef of the President of the Republic of India, Montu Saini, looks on as he walks with other chefs to various heads of state as they visit the spice market in the old quarters of New Delhi. PHOTO: AFP

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