LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 16: A former member of the armed forces, known as a Chelsea Pensioner poses among the "Tommy" figures" as he prepares to take part in a photograph to commemorate 100 years since the end of the First World War, at Royal Hospital Chelsea on October 16, 2018 in London, England. The photograph saw members of the British Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, military veterans and Chelsea Pensioners pose with 33 iconic "Tommy" figures, in the shape of the outline of a Word War One soldier. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***
Demonstrators against Harvard University's admission process hold signs while gathering during a protest against Harvard University's admission process at Copley Square in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018. Harvard University was sued by a group that claims their law school illegally used race and gender as criteria for selecting law students to staff their most elite academic journals, a suit that comes amid growing scrutiny of affirmative action in college admissions. Photographer: Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg
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Legally bound People demonstrate against Harvard University’s admission process in Boston, Massachusetts. The university was sued by a group that claims their law school illegally used race and gender as criteria for selecting law students

A Palestinian man argues with an Israeli soldier during clashes over an Israeli order to shut down a Palestinian school near Nablus in the occupied West Bank October 15, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Palestinian protests A Palestinian man argues with an Israeli soldier during clashes over an Israeli order to shut down a Palestinian school near Nablus in the occupied West Bank

Mandatory Credit: Photo by TOLGA BOZOGLU/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (9917373d) Saudi official closes the door in Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, 08 October 2018. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on 07 October said he is following the developments on the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi who has gone missing after visiting the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 02 October to complete routine paperwork. Missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggis, Istanbul, Turkey - 08 Oct 2018
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Between the lines Turkish police forensic experts with a sniffer dog examine the residence of Saudi Arabia’s Consul General Mohammad al-Otaibi in Istanbul while investigating the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

A member of the Pakistani Anti-Narcotic Force (ANF) takes a selfie beside a pile of burning drugs and liquor during a ceremony at the Kacha Ghari army firing range, on the outskirts of Peshawar on October 16, 2018, after the contraband was seized in raids across the province. (Photo by ABDUL MAJEED / AFP)ABDUL MAJEED/AFP/Getty Images
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Up in smoke A member of the Pakistani Anti-Narcotics Force takes a selfie beside a pile of burning drugs and alcohol at the Kacha Garhi army firing range. The contraband was seized in raids across Peshawar province

Prime Minister Theresa May peers into a hot water urn during a meeting at a social group in Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre in London, run by a charity working to combat loneliness at the launch of the first loneliness strategy. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday October 15, 2018. Launching the strategy, Mrs May confirmed English GPs will be able to refer lonely people to community and voluntary activities by 2023, as she paid tribute to murdered Labour MP Jo Cox, who had campaigned to end loneliness before her death. See PA story POLITICS Loneliness. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire
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Tea with the PM Theresa May peers into a hot water urn during a meeting at a social group in Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre in London, run by a charity working to combat loneliness at the launch of the first loneliness strategy

TOPSHOT - A woman walks past the rubble of a building in the northern Syrian city of Raqa on October 14, 2018. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images
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Beauty from ashes A woman walks past the rubble of a building in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa

TOPSHOT - A woman smokes a marijuana cigarette during a legalization party at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto, Ontario, October 17, 2018. - Nearly a century of marijuana prohibition came to an end Wednesday as Canada became the first major Western nation to legalize and regulate its sale and recreational use. Scores of customers braved the cold for hours outside Tweed, a pot boutique in St John's, Newfoundland that opened briefly at midnight, to buy their first grams of legal cannabis.In total, Statistics Canada says 5.4 million Canadians will buy cannabis from legal dispensaries in 2018 -- about 15 percent of the population. Around 4.9 million already smoke. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP)GEOFF ROBINS/AFP/Getty Images
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Canada lights up A woman smokes a marijuana cigarette during a legalisation party at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto. Canada is the first major western nation to legalise the sale of cannabis for recreational use

Sailboats gather at the start of the Barcolana regatta at Trieste harbour, Italy October 14, 2018. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
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Sail away Sailing boats gather at the start of the Barcolana regatta at Italy’s Trieste harbour

HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES Mandatory Credit: Photo by BANDAR ALGALOUD HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (9933971d) A handout photo made available by Saudi Royal Palace shows US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo (L) meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 16 October 2018. Pompeo travelled to Saudi Arabia for talks over missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey on 02 October. US Secretary of State Pompeo in Saudi Arabia, Riyadh - 16 Oct 2018
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Riyadh relations US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Separated by a security window young visitors and a polar bear watch each other at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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Bear-faced cheek Separated by a security window, young visitors and a polar bear face off at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, Germany

dpatop - 18 October 2018, Guatemala, Guatemala City: Honduran migrants ride in a truck in a caravan heading to the United States through Guatemala and Mexico. A caravan of few thousands of Honduran migrants has crossed the border into Guatemala, Despite a police blockade and the threat by Guatemalan and Mexican authorities not to let them through. US President Donald Trump has warned his Honduran counterpart, Orlando Hernandez, that Washington will withdraw US aid to the Central American nation if he does not stop the caravan. Photo: Morena Perez Joachin/dpa
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Migrant caravan Honduran migrants ride in a truck that forms part of a caravan heading north to the US. The caravan of more than 2,000 people has entered Guatemala. Donald Trump has warned his Honduran counterpart, Orlando Hernández, that the US will cut off aid to Honduras if the caravan is not stopped

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 16: A former member of the armed forces, known as a Chelsea Pensioner poses among the "Tommy" figures" as he prepares to take part in a photograph to commemorate 100 years since the end of the First World War, at Royal Hospital Chelsea on October 16, 2018 in London, England. The photograph saw members of the British Army, Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, military veterans and Chelsea Pensioners pose with 33 iconic "Tommy" figures, in the shape of the outline of a Word War One soldier. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***
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Remember them A former member of the armed forces, known as a Chelsea pensioner, poses among Tommy figures as he prepares to take part in a photograph to commemorate 100 years since the end of the first world war, at Royal Hospital Chelsea

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