Today’s top pics: Syrians flee Turkish bombardment and more
Top photos of the day as selected by the Associated Press.
APTOPIX Germany Argentina Soccer
Germany's Marcel Halstenberg, left, challenges for the ball with Argentina's Roberto Pereyra during the international friendly soccer match between Germany and Argentina at the Signal Iduna Park stadium in Dortmund, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
APTOPIX NLDS Nationals Dodgers Baseball
Washington Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle, left, and catcher Yan Gomes leap in celebration after the team's 7-3 win in Game 5 of a baseball National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
APTOPIX Idaho Daily Life
Canada Geese take flight off the Snake River in Idaho Falls, Idaho on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. The geese typically hunker down throughout Idaho's winter but can migrate as far south as Mexico. The v-pattern allows the birds to fly more efficiently according to the Library of Congress' website. (John Roark/The Idaho Post-Register via AP)
APTOPIX Ecuador Political Crisis
A protester waves a desecrated national flag during a march against President Lenin Moreno and his economic policies during a nationwide strike in Quito, Ecuador, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Ecuador's military has warned people who plan to participate in a national strike over fuel price hikes to avoid acts of violence. The military says it will enforce the law during the planned strike Wednesday, following days of unrest that led Moreno to move government operations from Quito to the port of Guayaquil. (AP Photo/Carlos Noriega)
APTOPIX California Power Outages
Armando Espinoza delivers paper products to a cafe in downtown Sonoma, Calif., where power is turned off, on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Pacific Gas & Electric has cut power to more than half a million customers in Northern California hoping to prevent wildfires during dry, windy weather throughout the region. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
APTOPIX Syria
Syrians flee shelling by Turkish forces in Ras al Ayn, northeast Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday the start of a Turkish military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria. (AP Photo)
APTOPIX Ecuador Political Crisis
Anti-government demonstrators march against President Lenin Moreno and his economic policies during a nationwide strike, in Quito, Ecuador, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Ecuador's military has warned people who plan to participate in a national strike over fuel price hikes to avoid acts of violence. The military says it will enforce the law during the planned strike Wednesday, following days of unrest that led Moreno to move government operations from Quito to the port of Guayaquil. (AP Photo/Carlos Noriega)
APTOPIX France Turkey
Kurdish demonstrators and supporters of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, seen on yellow flags, protest against the Turkish airstrikes on northern Syria, during a demonstration in Paris, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Turkey launched a military operation Wednesday against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria with a series of airstrikes hitting a town on Syria's northern border. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)
APTOPIX Mexico Jose Jose
People stand next to the casket containing the remains of Mexican crooner Jose Jose during a homage at the Palace of Fine Arts in Mexico City, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Jose Jose died Sept. 28 in South Florida. His body was cremated in Miami and it was agreed after a dispute among relatives that half the ashes would remain there and the other half would be brought to Mexico. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
APTOPIX Turkey US Syria
In this photo taken from the Turkish side of the border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, smoke billows from a fire inside Syria during bombardment by Turkish forces Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. Turkey launched a military operation Wednesday against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria after U.S. forces pulled back from the area, with a series of airstrikes hitting a town on Syria's northern border.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
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