TOPSHOT - Young women walk past an armoured personnel carrier that stations by an intersection as Zimbabwean soldiers regulate traffic in Harare on November 15, 2017.
Zimbabwe's military appeared to be in control of the country on November 15 as generals denied staging a coup but used state television to vow to target "criminals" close to President Mugabe. / AFP PHOTO / Jekesai NJIKIZANAJEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP/Getty Images
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SPEAN BRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 12: Both serving and former commandos gather during the Commando Memorial Service commemorate and pay respect to the sacrifice of service men and women who fought in the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts on November 12, 2017 in Spean Bridge, Scotland. People across the UK will gathered to pay tribute to service personnel who have died during conflicts, as part of the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremonies. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***
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Lest we forget Serving and former commandos march to a service in remembrance of fallen comrades of two world wars at the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge, near Fort William, Scotland

People pray in the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs where 26 people were killed in a shooting attack last week, as the church was opened to the public as a memorial to those killed, in Sutherland Springs, Texas, U.S.
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Communal grief The First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, where 26 people were killed by a gunman on November 5, reopens for worship

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - NOVEMBER 13: Protesters are soaked as they clash with riot police as they march the streets of Manila during the start of the ASEAN meetings between heads of state on November 13, 2017 in Manila, Philippines. Thousands of Filipinos protested in Manila as U.S. President Donald Trump's attended the ASEAN meetings in the Philippines, a stop included in his 12-day Asia trip. (Photo by Jes Aznar/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***
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Not welcome Philippines riot police break up a protest against Donald Trump at the start of the Asean meetings in Manila

TOPSHOT - Children play at an elementary school as the Mount Sinabung volcano spews smoke in Karo on November 13, 2017. Sinabung roared back to life in 2010 for the first time in 400 years, after another period of inactivity it erupted once more in 2013, and has remained highly active since. / AFP PHOTO / Ivan DAMANIKIVAN DAMANIK/AFP/Getty Images
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Play on Children enjoy themselves at an elementary school in the Karo district of north Sumatra, Indonesia, while Mount Sinabung spews ash and smoke

epa06326183 Iranian victims of the earthquake stand around damaged buildings in the city of Pole-Zahab in Kermanshah Province, Iran, 13 November 2017. According to media reports quoting Iranian officials, a powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit the region along the border between Iran and Iraq on 12 November, killing at least 129 people and injuring over 300. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH
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Broken homes Iranians stay away from damaged apartment blocks in Kermanshah province after an earthquake claimed hundreds of lives in the region bordering Iraq

Rescuers attempt attempt to push stranded whales back into the ocean at Ujong Kareng beach in Aceh province, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. An official said 10 whales were stranded at the beach and attracted hundreds of onlookers who posed for pictures with them. (AP Photo/Syahrol Rizal)
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Rescue mission Villagers try to push stranded whales back into the ocean at Ujong Kareng in Aceh province, Indonesia

Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is hugged by teammate Leonardo Bonucci after their team was eliminated in the World Cup qualifying play-off second leg soccer match between Italy and Sweden, at the Milan San Siro stadium, Italy, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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Azzurri blues Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon consoles teammate Leonardo Bonucci after Italy were beaten in the World Cup qualifier by Sweden at the San Siro stadium in Milan

TOPSHOT - UAE's Al-Fursan display team perform during the Dubai Airshow on November 14, 2017, in the United Arab Emirates. / AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIBKARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images
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Flights of fancy The United Arab Emirates Air Force’s al-Fursan aerobatics team performs at the Dubai Airshow

TOPSHOT - Young women walk past an armoured personnel carrier that stations by an intersection as Zimbabwean soldiers regulate traffic in Harare on November 15, 2017. Zimbabwe's military appeared to be in control of the country on November 15 as generals denied staging a coup but used state television to vow to target "criminals" close to President Mugabe. / AFP PHOTO / Jekesai NJIKIZANAJEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP/Getty Images
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End of the road Troops take up position at an intersection in Harare during the military opposition that unseated Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe

A boy shoulders a weapon as Houthi rebel fighters hold a gathering aimed at mobilizing more fighters before heading to battlefronts in Sanaa, Yemen, 16 November 2017. According to the international aid group Save the Children the ongoing war in the country takes a particular heavy toll on the youngest, with approximately 120 children dying every day. The group says already over 50,000 children are believed to have died in 2017. Photo: Hani Al-Ansi/dpa
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Boy soldier Houthi rebels hold a recruitment drive before moving on Sana’a, the Yemeni capital, where they are fighting a Saudi Arabia-led coalition

TOPSHOT - A protestor holds a flare during a nationwide protest day against the government's economic and social reforms, on November 16, 2017 in Nantes. / AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCELOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images
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Smoke signals Demonstrators take to the streets of Nantes in western France during a nationwide day of protest against the government’s economic and social reforms

A man walks past a car moved by the force of flood water and a damaged house in the town of Mandra western Athens, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. Greece's fire department says rescue crews are searching for six people reported missing in the western Athens area following major flash flooding that left at least 14 people dead.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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Pile up A man walks past two cars pushed against a house by floodwater in Mandra, near Athens, the Greek capital

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, right, and his wife Louise Linton, hold up a sheet of new $1 bills, the first currency notes bearing his and U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza's signatures, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) in Washington. The Mnuchin-Carranza notes, which are a new series of 2017, 50-subject $1 notes, will be sent to the Federal Reserve to issue into circulation. At left is BEP Director Leonard Olijar. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Personal note Steven Mnuchin, US Treasury secretary, and Louise Linton, his wife, hold up a sheet of $1 bills that bear his signature and that of Jovita Carranza, the US treasurer

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev talk to each other while visiting the New Jerusalem Resurrection Monastery in Istra, about 70 kilometers ( 44 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. (Yekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik, Government Pool Photo via AP)
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Gilt-edged Vladimir Putin, Russian president, left, in discussion with Dmitry Medvedev, prime minister, while visiting the New Jerusalem Resurrection Monastery in Istra, near Moscow

TOPSHOT - (L-R) Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, US President Donald Trump, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull join hands for a family photo during the opening ceremony of the 31st Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Manila on November 13, 2017. World leaders are in the Philippines' capital for two days of summits. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSONJIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images
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Hold tight Nguyen Xuan Phuc of Vietnam, Donald Trump of the US, Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines and Malcolm Turnbull of Australia link up at the opening of the 31st Asean summit in Manila

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 15: Supporters of the 'Yes' vote for marriage equality celebrate at Melbourne's Result Street Party on November 15, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. Australians have voted for marriage laws to be changed to allow same-sex marriage, with the Yes vote claiming 61.6% to to 38.4% for No vote. Despite the Yes victory, the outcome of Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey is not binding, and the process to change current laws will move to the Australian Parliament in Canberra. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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Equal partners Australians celebrate the vote in favour of legalising same-sex marriage at Melbourne’s Result Street Party

British Prime Minister Theresa May (C) chats with residents Val Lay (L) and Rita Bowden during a visit to a housing estate on November 16, 2017 in London, England. British Prime Minister May has pledged to take personal charge of Government plans to address the current housing problem. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Leon NealLEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images
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Guest for tea Theresa May, the UK prime minister, centre, shares a joke with Val Lay, left, and Rita Bowden during a visit to a north London housing estate

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