Photos of the day

A selection of AP photos taken over the past 24 hours. 

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Philippines US Violent Protest

Police and protesters clash during a violent protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. A Philippine police van rammed into protesters, leaving several bloodied, as an anti-U.S. rally turned violent Wednesday at the American embassy in Manila. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Mexico US Elections

Customers watch the third and last U.S. presidential debate at the Pinche Gringo BBQ restaurant in Mexico City, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. The debate is being held in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Iraq Mosul

Iraqi soldiers advance towards the city of Mosul, Iraq, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. A senior Iraqi general on Wednesday called on Iraqis fighting for the Islamic State group in Mosul to surrender as a wide-scale operation to retake the militant-held city entered its third day. (AP Photo)

North Korea Smoking Chimp

Azalea, a 19-year-old female chimpanzee whose Korean name is "Dallae," smokes a cigarette at the Central Zoo in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. According to officials at the newly renovated zoo, which has become a favorite leisure spot in the North Korean capital since it was re-opened in July, the chimpanzee smokes about a pack a day. They insist, however, that she doesn't inhale. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Argentina Gender Violence

Women shout during a demonstrating against gender violence in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. Argentines marched to condemn violence against women in a protest that is being followed in other Latin American countries. Wednesday's demonstration comes after the recent rape and brutal killing of a 16-year-old girl. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Spain Migrant Protest

A Spanish national police officer inspect the rooftop of a detention center where nearly 40 migrants have ended an overnight protest in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. During the protest, which began late Tuesday, the migrants shouted for "Freedom" and "Dignity." Police cordoned off the era around the center on Madrid's outskirts but the protest finished peacefully early Wednesday following negotiations with officials. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

China Philippines Duterte Deference

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte demonstrates how a drug addict sniffs drugs during a press conference in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. Duterte's effusive message of friendship on his visit to Beijing this week has handed China a public relations bonanza just three months after Beijing suffered a humiliating defeat by an international tribunal. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Kazakhstan Russia Space

The Soyuz rocket booster with Soyuz MS-2 space ship carrying a new crew to the International Space Station blasts off in Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. The Russian rocket carries US astronaut Shane Kimbrough and two Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

South Africa University Protests

A student protestor holds up his hands as he and others throw stones at police and passersby at the University of Western Cape campus in Cape Town, South Africa, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. While there is widespread support for the idea of free education, the South African government says it can only cover fee increases for poor students next year and has been harshly critical of student protests involving vandalism and stone-throwing. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)

NLCS Cubs Dodgers Baseball

Paul Rosenbaum watches batting practice before Game 4 of the National League baseball championship series between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

NLCS Cubs Dodgers Baseball

Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras tags out Los Angeles Dodgers' Adrian Gonzalez at home during the second inning of Game 4 of the National League baseball championship series Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, in Los Angeles. Gonzalez tried to score from second on a hit by Andrew Toles. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

France Art Fair

A visitor looks on a sculpture entitled 'Old Couple on a Bench' by US artist Duane Hanson during the FIAC art fair at the Grand Palais, in Paris, Wednesday Oct. 19, 2016. For this 43rd edition, France's FIAC art fair attracting over 186 galleries from around 27 countries, opens Oct. 20 and lasts until Oct. 23. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

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