Pictures of the day: November 23, 2017

13 photos from events around the world


Multimedia Desk November 23, 2017
Turkeys stand in their barn at Seven Acres Farm, one day before the Thanksgiving holiday in North Reading, Massachusetts, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Visitors walk through the installation Visitors walk through the installation "Ancient Forest" which is part of the exhibit "Enchanted: Forest of Light" at Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge, California, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Turkeys stand in their barn at Seven Acres Farm, one day before the Thanksgiving holiday in North Reading, Massachusetts, US. PHOTO: REUTERS Turkeys stand in their barn at Seven Acres Farm, one day before the Thanksgiving holiday in North Reading, Massachusetts, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Supporters of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pose after lighting candles in a formation of the map of western Indian state of Gujarat during an election campaign ahead of the state's assembly elections in Ahmedabad, India. PHOTO: REUTERS Supporters of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pose after lighting candles in a formation of the map of western Indian state of Gujarat during an election campaign ahead of the state's assembly elections in Ahmedabad, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

Lightning strikes behind commercial tower near a financial city in Colombo, Sri Lanka. PHOTO: REUTERS Lightning strikes behind commercial tower near a financial city in Colombo, Sri Lanka. PHOTO: REUTERS

Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead the Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican. PHOTO: REUTERS Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead the Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican. PHOTO: REUTERS

Automobile mechanic and welder Sergei Kulagin, who creates sculptures made of used car components during his non-working hours, removes snow from his new Automobile mechanic and welder Sergei Kulagin, who creates sculptures made of used car components during his non-working hours, removes snow from his new "Stinger" sculpture near a vehicle repair workshop in Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS

An Israeli soldier sits atop a tank and his comrade stands nearby in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, close to Israel's frontier with Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS An Israeli soldier sits atop a tank and his comrade stands nearby in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, close to Israel's frontier with Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS

A villager hangs hand-made noodles up to dry in Linyi, Shandong province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS A villager hangs hand-made noodles up to dry in Linyi, Shandong province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

A veterinarian checks the health of a ring-tailed lemur with a stethoscope at a wildlife park in Qingdao, Shandong province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS A veterinarian checks the health of a ring-tailed lemur with a stethoscope at a wildlife park in Qingdao, Shandong province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Rohingya refugee rebuilds his makeshift shelter at Balukhali refugee camp in the Bangladeshi district of Ukhia. PHOTO: AFP A Rohingya refugee rebuilds his makeshift shelter at Balukhali refugee camp in the Bangladeshi district of Ukhia. PHOTO: AFP

A Zimbabwean national burns a shirt of the Zimbabwe's ruling party, the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU PF), as hundreds of Zimbabweans living in South Africa celebrate the resignation of Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe A Zimbabwean national burns a shirt of the Zimbabwe's ruling party, the Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU PF), as hundreds of Zimbabweans living in South Africa celebrate the resignation of Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe

Syrian children who lost their parents in the fighting sit outside an orphanage with a counsellor situated near the town on Sarmada close to the Syria-Turkey border. PHOTO: AFP Syrian children who lost their parents in the fighting sit outside an orphanage with a counsellor situated near the town on Sarmada close to the Syria-Turkey border. PHOTO: AFP

Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar (L) jokes with Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Lucas as they take part in a training session in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, western Paris. PHOTO: AFP Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar (L) jokes with Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Lucas as they take part in a training session in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, western Paris. PHOTO: AFP

A six-year-old boy plays in front of yellow ginkgo leaves in a park, Tokyo, Japan. PHOTO: REUTERS A six-year-old boy plays in front of yellow ginkgo leaves in a park, Tokyo, Japan. PHOTO: REUTERS

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