Wednesday October 18, Our World in Pictures

October 18, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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CANADA — Mural Celebrates World Sight Day: Andrew Clark plays basketball in the atrium of the Woodward’s building on a mural that marks World Sight Day, which is recognized annually on Oct. 12, in Vancouver on Tuesday.

SPAIN — Fan Cheers for Team: A supporter shows his team scarf as rain falls from the stands before the group D Champions League soccer match between FC Barcelona and Olympiakos at Camp Nou in Barcelona on Wednesday.

CHINA — Communist Party Takes on Bigger Role: Security officers hold umbrellas in the rain outside the Great Hall of the People as they wait for delegates to arrive for the opening ceremony of the 19th Party Congress in Beijing on Wednesday. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged a reinvigorated Communist Party to take on a more forceful role in society and economic development to better address “grim” challenges facing the country as he opened a twice-a-decade national congress.

BANGLADESH — Refugees Endure Harsh Conditions: Rohingya Muslim women, who crossed over from Myanmar, stand holding their sick children after Bangladesh border guard soldiers refused to let them journey towards a hospital and turned them back towards the zero line border in Palong Khali on Wednesday. Thousands of Rohingya Muslims are camping by at the country’s border with no or little food and no sanitation, spending days and nights in open fields with just plastic sheets as shelters.

SOMALIA — Bomb Blast Kills Dozens: In this Saturday photo, Somalis remove the body of a man killed in a truck bomb blast in Mogadishu. The death toll from the bomb blast in Somalia’s capital rose to around 50 by Sunday, with more than 60 others injured. Hospitals struggled to cope with the high number of casualties, security and medical sources said.

FRANCE — Preparing for the Next Tour de France: Britain’s Chris Froome, second from left, attends the presentation of the 2018 Tour de France cycling race in Paris on Tuesday. The 105th edition of the race starts on July 7, 2018 and will end on the Champs-Elysees Avenue on July 29.

KENYA — Citizens Question Election Credibility: Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga lifts his hat to thousands of supporters gathered at a rally in the Shauri Moyo area of Nairobi on Wednesday. The head of the election commission said that it is “difficult to guarantee a free, fair and credible election” in the country’s fresh presidential vote, just hours after a top Kenyan electoral official resigned saying the election on Oct. 26 cannot be credible as planned.

SPAIN – Release Catalonian Protesters: People gather to protest against the National Court’s decision to imprison civil society leaders without bail, in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday. Protesters were gathering for a fresh round of demonstrations in Barcelona Tuesday to demand the release of two leaders of Catalonia’s pro-independence movement who were jailed in a sedition probe.

BANGLADESH – Short Rest: Newly arrived Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, rest after spending a night in the open as they have been prevented from moving ahead towards refugee camps by Bangladesh border guard soldiers at Palong Khali, Bangladesh, Tuesday. Thousands more Rohingya Muslims are fleeing large-scale violence and persecution in Myanmar and crossing into Bangladesh, where more than half a million others are already living in squalid and overcrowded camps, according to witnesses and a drone video shot by the U.N. office for refugees.

VENEZUELA – Maduro: Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a press conference at the Miraflores presidential palace, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday. Maduro defended the results of Sunday’s gubernatorial elections and said that those who report fraud are lying.

DELAWARE – Biden and Kasich Speak: Former Vice President Joe Biden, left, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich laugh as they participate in a discussion on bridging political and partisan divides at the University of Delaware in Newark, Del., Tuesday.

PHILIPPINES – Liberation City: Amidst the ruins at “Ground Zero” Philippine troops return to their deployment after attending the ceremony wherein President Rodrigo Duterte declared the liberation of Marawi city in southern Philippines after almost five months of the siege by pro-Islamic State group militants Tuesday. Gunfire rang out sporadically and explosions thudded as Philippine soldiers fought Tuesday to gain control of the last pocket of Marawi controlled by Islamic militants as President Duterte declared the southern city liberated from “terrorist influence.”