• Juventus’ defender Alex Sandro from Brazil reacts during the Italian Serie A football match Juventus vs Udinese at the ‘Juventus Stadium’ in Turin. Marco Bertorello / AFP
    Juventus’ defender Alex Sandro from Brazil reacts during the Italian Serie A football match Juventus vs Udinese at the ‘Juventus Stadium’ in Turin. Marco Bertorello / AFP
  • Swiss guards stand at the entrance of the Vatican prior a canonisation mass at St Peter’s square in Vatican. Andreas Solaro / AFP
    Swiss guards stand at the entrance of the Vatican prior a canonisation mass at St Peter’s square in Vatican. Andreas Solaro / AFP
  • Cheerleaders for the North Carolina State Wolfpack perform a stunt during their game against the Clemson Tigers at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. Todd Bennett / Getty Images / AFP
    Cheerleaders for the North Carolina State Wolfpack perform a stunt during their game against the Clemson Tigers at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. Todd Bennett / Getty Images / AFP
  • Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor high fives right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall (8) after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays in game two of the 2016 ALCS playoff baseball series at Progressive Field. Cleveland won 2-1. David Richard / USA TODAY Sports
    Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor high fives right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall (8) after defeating the Toronto Blue Jays in game two of the 2016 ALCS playoff baseball series at Progressive Field. Cleveland won 2-1. David Richard / USA TODAY Sports
  • Hondura’s Army soldiers take part in a manouevre during the “Big Army Forces Training Fair” in Tegucigalpa. Orlando Sierra / AFP
    Hondura’s Army soldiers take part in a manouevre during the “Big Army Forces Training Fair” in Tegucigalpa. Orlando Sierra / AFP
  • Horse riders perform with guns during the El-Jadida International Horse Show in El-Jadida, south of Casablanca, Morocco. Youssef Boudlal / Reuters
    Horse riders perform with guns during the El-Jadida International Horse Show in El-Jadida, south of Casablanca, Morocco. Youssef Boudlal / Reuters
  • The scoreboard operators watch play during day one of the tour match between a Bangladesh Cricket Board XI and England at MA Aziz stadium in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Gareth Copley / Getty Images
    The scoreboard operators watch play during day one of the tour match between a Bangladesh Cricket Board XI and England at MA Aziz stadium in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Gareth Copley / Getty Images
  • A boy plays in a swollen creek under a bridge in Manila. Typhoon Sarika lashed the main Philippine island of Luzon on October 16, flattening homes and toppling trees and power pylons as more than 12,000 people fled to safer ground. Noel Celis / AFP
    A boy plays in a swollen creek under a bridge in Manila. Typhoon Sarika lashed the main Philippine island of Luzon on October 16, flattening homes and toppling trees and power pylons as more than 12,000 people fled to safer ground. Noel Celis / AFP
  • Women in their traditional outfits take part in the Indoni SA Cultural festival in Durban. The Indoni festival, a three-day feast, showcases traditions of South African provinces and aims to demonstrate unity and the unique diversity of the country. Rajesh Jantilal / AFP
    Women in their traditional outfits take part in the Indoni SA Cultural festival in Durban. The Indoni festival, a three-day feast, showcases traditions of South African provinces and aims to demonstrate unity and the unique diversity of the country. Rajesh Jantilal / AFP
  • Georgian people walk under balloons as they attend the ‘Tbilisoba’ celebrations in Tbilisi, Georgia. The annual festival is dedicated to the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. Zurab Kurtsikidze / EPA
    Georgian people walk under balloons as they attend the ‘Tbilisoba’ celebrations in Tbilisi, Georgia. The annual festival is dedicated to the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. Zurab Kurtsikidze / EPA
  • A giant light sculpture of an Asian elephant is driven through the central business district of Sydney to celebrate the 100th year anniversery of Taronga Zoo. The parade of ten giant animal light sculptures represented 10 of the most endangered species in the world to highlight the conservation efforts of Taronga Zoo. Peter Parks / AFP
    A giant light sculpture of an Asian elephant is driven through the central business district of Sydney to celebrate the 100th year anniversery of Taronga Zoo. The parade of ten giant animal light sculptures represented 10 of the most endangered species in the world to highlight the conservation efforts of Taronga Zoo. Peter Parks / AFP

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World in focus – best photos for October 16, 2016

Fatima Al Marzouqi

October 16, 2016

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A look at the best photos from around the world today.

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