Pictures of the day: November 14, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world

The supermoon is seen over the historical Galata Tower in Istanbul, Turkey, early November 14, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

An artist displays a sword on the last day of Pushkar Fair, during which thousands of animals, mainly camels, are brought to the fair to be sold and traded, in the desert state of Rajasthan, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

A displaced Iraqi woman cries after she finds out that her 15-year-old son Maitham was killed by an Islamic State mortar in Samah. PHOTO: REUTERS

Novice Buddhist monks sit to pray at Wat Phan Tao temple to mark the beginning of the annual Yi Peng festival in the popular tourist city of Chiang Mai in the north of Thailand. PHOTO: AFP

French figure skater Marie-Pierre Leray performs during the closing ceremony of the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Paris. PHOTO: AFP

Indian vegetable vendors wait for customers during a drop in custom following the decision to withdraw the current 500 and 1000 INR notes in Siliguri. PHOTO: AFP

A snow covered mountain is seen behind clouds near Balderschwang, southern Germany. PHOTO: AFP

This picture taken shows people protecting themselves from fireworks, being carried by a hot air balloon, that ignited before the balloon was at a sufficient height during the Tazaungdaing Lighting Festival at Taunggyi in Myanmar's northeastern Shan State. PHOTO: AFP

Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo plays with a ball during a training session at the Algarve stadium in Faro, on the eve of the WC 2018 qualifying football match Portugal vs Latvia. PHOTO: AFP

Breeder Nathalie Komaroff rides among forty Merens horses at the end of the transhumance and a eight days travel from Porte-Puymorens to Argeles-sur-Mer. PHOTO: AFP

Martin Murray (R) of Great Britain unleashes a right against Nuhu Lawal (L) of Germany during their WBA Continental Super Middleweight fight. PHOTO: AFP

Members of the Iraqi forces drive a BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle as they hold a position in the village of Jarif, some 45 kilometres south of Mosul. PHOTO: AFP

A biplane flown by Cedric Collette and Alexandra Maingard glides by Egypt's iconic pyramids of Giza, on the second leg of their month-long journey through Africa in Cairo, Egypt. PHOTO: REUTERS