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An opposition supporter clashes with riot police during a rally against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Abu Fahad (2nd R) rests with colleges inside a workshop in the rebel-held besieged Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria. The workshop uses plastic from bottles and other waste materials to produce liquid and gas fuels.The liquid is refined into gasoline, diesel and benzene fuels which are sold for domestic and commercial use.

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A sniper from the Iraqi Army aims at Islamic State positions from a school building on the frontline during clashes in north west of Mosul. 

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An injured demonstrator is helped by another protester after clashing with riot police during the so-called "mother of all marches" against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela.

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U.S. Army Com. Sgt. Maj. Patrick Kelly, with Observer Controller Team Mustang, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, talks on the radio during Exercise Swift Response 16, June 16, 2016 in Hohenfels, Germany. Exercise Swift Response is one of the premier military crisis response training events for multi-national airborne forces in the world.

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White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer removes lint from Senior White House Advisor Stephen Miller's jacket as he waits to go on the air in the White House Briefing Room in Washington, February 12, 2017.

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A U.S. Air Force combat controller assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group, Kadena Air Base, Japan, exits a C-130J Super Hercules during a freefall jump with Indian paratroopers during Aero India 2017 at Air Force Station Yelahanka, Bengaluru, India, Feb. 16, 2017. 

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A woman wearing a burka leaves a polling booth after voting during the state assembly election, in the town of Deoband, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. 

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Wildfires threaten a suburb of Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island taken after sunset. 

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Iraqi newlyweds, who fled Mosul, Hussain Zeeno Zannun (R) 26, and Chahad, 16, are showered in foam during their wedding party at Khazer camp in Iraq.

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Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class (AW/SW) Sarah Atiyyat, from Edison, N.J., poses for a photo in the hangar bay of the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) on July 5, 2016, in the South China Sea. Atiyyat is one of many Sailors who has dedicated time and skin to the artwork of tattoos. 

"I kind of have a hot temper, and sometimes I let it get the best of me, especially with this job (and) especially while forward deployed," said Atiyyat. "It can get really stressful at times out here, so I got these as a reminder to stay calm and keep myself in check." Photo by Ryan McFarlane/U.S. Navy

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A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion flies over the objective during a Heavy Huey Raid at K-9 Village, Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., Oct. 7, 2015. The exercise is part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 1-16, a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by SSgt. Artur Shvartsberg, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/ Released)

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On October 10th, two suicide bombers left about 100 people dead in Ankara, Turkey as crowds gathered for a rally against violence between government forces and the outlawed PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party). There has been widespread anger against the Turkish government for failing to prevent the attack. (Bulen Kilic / AFP)

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For his latest book, The Inner Circle of Europe, Gert Verbelen traveled to and spent a week photographing the geographical center of 18 eurozone countries. His goal was to piece together an abstract representation of the eurozone as a collective entity. He found that with migration of younger generations to bigger cities, and a lack of development in smaller villages around Europe, the lives of small town people are often a lot lonelier than we think.

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In Santiago, Chile, a student is hit by a water cannon during a march called by the Confederation of Chilean Students (Confech) to reject the changes announced by the government to an education bill. (Sebastian Silva / EPA)

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A young boy runs past a loyalist paramilitary mural on Oct. 13 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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North Korean soldiers participate in a military parade on Oct. 10.