Today’s top pics: Pro-democracy rallies in Thailand and more
Top photos of the day as selected by the Associated Press.
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Indonesia
Students adjust their face masks during a class where teaching about the health protocols for curbing the spread of coronavirus outbreak at Daarul Rahman Islamic Boarding School in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. Writing on the mask reads "Don't let your guard down, discipline yourself to always wear mask." (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak California
A woman, accompanied by a child, looks over as an airline crew wearing full personal protective equipment against COVID-19 walks through the international terminal at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)
APTOPIX South Korea Defense Expo
South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook, third from right, views weapons on display during a defense expo, DX Korea 2020, in Goyang, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
APTOPIX California Wildfires Helitanker
Firefighters watch a Chinook CH-47 helitanker take flight during a demonstration Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, in the Santa Monica Mountains west of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Fire Department and the Orange County Fire Authority conducted a joint training exercise with the helitanker, which will be used to fight wildfires in the state following one of the worst fire seasons on record. The CH-47 is able to drop 3,000 gallons of water or retardant in a single pass. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
APTOPIX Honduras Tropical Weather
A man rides his bicycle under the rain brought by Hurricane Iota, in La Lima, Honduras, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Hurricane Iota tore across Nicaragua on Tuesday, hours after roaring ashore as a Category 4 storm along almost exactly the same stretch of the Caribbean coast that was recently devastated by an equally powerful hurricane. (AP Photo/Delmer Martinez)
APTOPIX Britain Tennis ATP Finals
Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece plays a return to Andrey Rublev of Russia during their singles tennis match at the ATP World Finals tennis tournament at the O2 arena in London, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
APTOPIX Nicaragua Tropical Weather
A woman walks into her house, flooded during the passage of Hurricane Iota in Siuna, Nicaragua, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Hurricane Iota tore across Nicaragua on Tuesday, hours after roaring ashore as a Category 4 storm along almost exactly the same stretch of the Caribbean coast that was recently devastated by an equally powerful hurricane. (AP Photo/Carlos Herrera)
APTOPIX Senate Republicans
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, arrives to talk to reporters after a Republican Conference luncheon, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
APTOPIX Biden
President-elect Joe Biden attends a national security briefing at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
APTOPIX Britain Tennis ATP Finals
Rafael Nadal of Spain serves to Dominic Thiem of Austria during their singles tennis match at the ATP World Finals tennis tournament at the O2 arena in London, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
APTOPIX Armenia Azerbaijan
Ethnic Armenians refugee stand at their bags as they return to Stepanakert, the capital of the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Russian peacekeepers have started to move into the region, a total of 1,960 of them are to be sent in under a five-year mandate. Russia's Defense Ministry reported that the peacekeepers accompanied about 1,200 people returning to Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenia since Saturday. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Czech Republic
People light candles during the celebrations of the 31st anniversary of the pro-democratic Velvet Revolution that ended communist rule in 1989, in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
APTOPIX Greece Uprising Anniversary
Riot police walk next a water cannon vehicle kin central Omonoia square central Athens, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Police have detained several people and fired tear gas during scuffles in Athens as hundreds of protesters defied a ban on gatherings of more than three people to mark the anniversary of the crushing of a 1973 student uprising against the military junta then ruling Greece. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Czech Republic
Demonstrators gather to protest against the government restriction measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 during celebrations of the 31st anniversary of the pro-democratic Velvet Revolution that ended communist rule in 1989, in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
APTOPIX Thailand Politics
Large inflatable ducks are passed around the crowd at a pro-democracy rally in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. Police in Thailand's capital braced for possible trouble Wednesday, a day after a protest outside Parliament by pro-democracy demonstrators was marred by violence that left dozens of people injured. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
APTOPIX Turkey US Pompeo
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and his wife Susan tour the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Pompeo's stop in Turkey is focused on promoting religious freedom and fighting religious persecution, which is a key priority for the U.S. administration, officials said. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)
APTOPIX Thailand Politics
A Pro-democracy protester dressed in costume flash the three-finger protest salute at a major intersection in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. Police in Thailand's capital braced for possible trouble Wednesday, a day after a protest outside Parliament by pro-democracy demonstrators was marred by violence that left dozens of people injured. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
APTOPIX Thailand Politics
A vendor sells drinks at an anti-government rally at a major intersection in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. Police in Thailand's capital braced for possible trouble Wednesday, a day after a protest outside Parliament by pro-democracy demonstrators was marred by violence that left dozens of people injured. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak Germany Protests
People attend a protest rally in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 against the coronavirus restrictions in Germany. Police in Berlin have requested thousands of reinforcements from other parts of Germany to cope with planned protests by people opposed to coronavirus restrictions. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
APTOPIX Virus Outbreak South Korea Daily Life
Tables and chairs are placed with hand sanitizers and stuffed toys while maintaining social distancing in downtown Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. This is one of the programs for a week, for the people who are tired from COVID-19, can enjoy while maintaining social distancing and for downtown revitalization. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
APTOPIX Election 2020 Philadelphia
Philadelphia City Commissioner Lisa Deeley, left, confers with Deputy Commissioner Nick Custodio before formally announcing the results of the computation of the ballots for the 2020 general election, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
APTOPIX Paraguay Bolivia Wcup Soccer
Paraguay's Fabian Balbuena, right, and Bolivia's Marcelo Martins, center, go for a header during a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, at the Defensores del Chaco stadium in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
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