Thursday October 12, Our World in Pictures

October 12, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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SWITZERLAND — Pilots Perform: The aerobatic team of the Swiss Air Force performs at the shooting event in Axalp on Thursday. Every year in late autumn, the Swiss Air Force pilots show off their skills in the Swiss Alps above Axalp Ebenfluh. Spectators marvel at the unique aviation display performed at the highest air force firing range in Europe.

JAPAN — Ash Fills the Air: Volcanic smoke rises from the Shinmoedake volcano after its eruption in the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures on Thursday. The volcano erupted for the first time in six years and spread ash in nearby cities and towns.

ROME — Pope Holds Mass: Pope Francis asperses incense as he celebrates Mass in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches at the Saint Mary Major Basilica on Thursday.

SPAIN — Celebrating Hispanic Day: A young boy, draped in the Spanish flag, stands amongst Spanish military personnel as they prepare for a military parade during the national holiday known as “Dia de la Hispanidad” or Hispanic Day, in Madrid on Thursday. King Felipe VI is to preside over the annual colorful parade as Spain awaits a response to a government request to Catalonia to clarify by Monday if it has already declared independence, in which case Spain warns it may begin taking control of the region.

SOUTH KOREA — Foreign Ministers Visit: North Korean army soldiers march during a visit by Australian Defense Minister Marise Payne and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to the border village of Panmunjom in Paju on Thursday.

MANHATTAN — Actress Rings Opening Bell: Actress Bridget Moynahan, center, is applauded by New York Stock Exchange President Tom Farley as she rings the NYSE opening bell on behalf of Jumpstart on Thursday. Moynahan is a national board member of the organization that promotes the importance of early literacy.

GERMANY — Cub Hisses: A Siberian tiger hisses in the outdoor enclosure at the Animal Park Hagenbeck in Hamburg on Thursday. Four Siberian tigers were born at the park on June 15.

RUSSIA – Puppy Present: Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, left, presents a puppy to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Wednesday. The presidents met at the sidelines of a summit of leaders of ex-Soviet nations in Sochi.

ENGLAND – Origami: Satchie Noro performs a work entitled ‘Origami,’ which will open the London’s Dance Umbrella festival, at a site next to the landmark four tower Battersea Power Station in London, Wednesday. The former Battersea Power station is being refurbished in to an apartment complex. The dance festival runs from Oct. 11 to 28, in various locations around London.

CALIFORNIA – Burned Homes: Burned out homes are seen in the Coffey Park area Wednesday in Santa Rosa, Calif. Wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through Northern California sending residents on a headlong flight to safety through smoke and flames as homes burned.

Washington D.C. – Trump and Trudeau: President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pose for a photo as Trudeau arrives at the White House in Washington, Wednesday.

GERMANY – Decontamination Tent: A German emergency worker enters a tent for decontamination during a joint anti-terror exercise of German authorities in Berlin, Wednesday. German police and rescue services practice the reaction after a terror attack with chemical weapons at a training area in the German capital.