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Week in pictures: From Kenya election to fall of Raqqa

A photo roundup of some of last week’s events, including royal funeral of the Thai king and an ancient Hindu festival.

Fighters from the Women''s Protection Units, or YPJ, hold a celebration in Paradise Square in Raqqa, Syria. The Kurdish female militia that took part in freeing the northern Syrian city of Raqqa from t
Fighters from the Women's Protection Units (YPJ) hold a celebration in Raqqa's Paradise Square. The Kurdish female fighters, who took part in freeing the northern Syrian city from the ISIL, said they will continue their fight to liberate women from the brutal rule of ISIL. [Gabriel Chaim/AP Photo]
Published On 27 Oct 2017
Simone Batista, holding her baby Arthur, looks into the camera as tears roll down her cheeks while she recounts being cut from the "Bolsa Familia" government subsidy program for low-income people, at
Simone Batista, holding her baby Arthur, says she has been cut from Brazil's 'Bolsa Familia' government subsidy programme for low-income people. Speaking at her shack home in the Jardim Gramacho slum of Rio de Janeiro, she says she wants to appeal the government's decision, but says she doesn't have enough money to take buses to the administrative office to file the necessary paperwork. [Silvia Izquierdo/AP Photo]
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Rohingya Muslim children, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, wait squashed against each other to receive food handouts distributed to children and women by a Turkish aid agency at Thaingkh
Rohingya refugee children, who fled Myanmar, wait to receive food at Thaingkhali refugee camp in Bangladesh. UNICEF says the children, who make up most of the nearly 600,000 Rohingya refugees who have fled to Bangladesh, are seeing a 'hell on earth' in overcrowded, muddy and squalid refugee camps. [Dar Yasin/AP Photo]
A woman dressed up as "Catrina", a Mexican character also known as "The Elegant Death", takes part in a Catrinas parade in Mexico City, Mexico October 22, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso TPX IMAGES OF THE
A woman dressed up as 'Catrina', a Mexican character also known as 'The Elegant Death', takes part in a Catrinas parade in Mexico City, Mexico. [Carlos Jasso/Reuters]
Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, who is on trial for the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea''s leader, is escorted as she revisits the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 in
Doan Thi Huong, a Vietnamese woman who is on trial for the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader, is escorted by officials as she revisits the crime scene at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. [Lai Seng Sin/Reuters]
Girls attend a class at their school, damaged by a recent Saudi-led air strike, in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Yemen October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad
Girls attend a class at their school, damaged by a recent Saudi-led coalition air strike, in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Yemen. [Abduljabbar Zeyad/Reuters]
Actress Katerina Lehou, right, as high priestess, lights the torch during the lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame in Ancient Olympia, southwestern Greece, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017. The flame will
Actress Katerina Lehou, right, as high priestess, lights the torch during a ceremony of the Olympic flame in Ancient Olympia, southwestern Greece. The flame will be transported by a torch relay to Pyeongchang, South Korea, which will host the 2018 Winter Olympics. [Thanassis Stavrakis/AP Photo]
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Thai mourners stand in a line to pay respect to a portrait of late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej in a replica of the royal crematorium in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. Tearful Thais clad
Thai mourners stand queue to pay theri respects to a portrait of late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej in a replica of the royal crematorium in Bangkok, Thailand. Tearful Thais mourned on Bangkok's streets or at viewing areas around the country on Thursday as elaborate funeral ceremonies steeped in centuries of royal tradition were held for the king following a year of mourning. [Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP Photo]
Esther Wanjiru Njoroge wears braids and earrings in the colors of the Kenyan flag, as she waits to cast her vote in President Uhuru Kenyatta''s hometown of Gatundu, Kenya Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. Kenya
Esther Wanjiru Njoroge wears braids and earrings in the colours of the Kenyan flag, as she waits to cast her vote in the rerun of Kenya's disputed presidential election. The main opposition party boycotted the election as political tensions continue to rise in the country. [Ben Curtis/AP Photo]
A Hindu devotee applies vermillion powder on the forehead of her husband as they perform rituals on the banks of the Yamuna River during Chhath Puja festival in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 26, 20
A Hindu devotee applies vermillion powder on the forehead of her husband as they perform rituals on the banks of the Yamuna River during Chhath Puja festival in New Delhi, India. During Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun god for sustaining life on earth. [Altaf Qadri/AP Photo]