Thursday December 7, Our World in Pictures

December 7, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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RUSSIA — Putin Slated to Win Fourth Term: Visitors look at paintings of Russian president Vladimir Putin at the “SUPERPUTIN” exhibition at the UMAM museum in Moscow on Thursday. The 65-year old Russian leader, who has ruled the country since 2000, announced on Wednesday that he would seek his fourth term in office in March. Putin’s 80-percent approval ratings make his victory all but certain.

NEPAL — Waiting to Vote: Women stand and wait on a queue to cast their vote during the legislative elections in Thimi on Thursday. Millions of people in Nepal are voting in the final phase of elections for members of the national and provincial assemblies. About 12 million voters in the southern half of the Himalayan nation voted on Thursday.

BELGIUM — Catalonians Demonstrate: Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont speaks to pro-Catalan supporters during a demonstration near the European Union quarter in Brussels on Thursday. Tens of thousands of people from Catalonia are rallying in Belgium to complain about what they see as EU’s inability to help them following a failed independence referendum in the Spanish region.

BRAZIL — Citizens Seek Solutions: In this Tuesday photo, a man walks past a wall mural of a child superimposed on a representation of the Brazilian national flag in Sao Paulo. After suffering through the deepest recession in its modern history, the largest corruption scandal in Latin America and a year under a deeply unpopular president, Brazilians are deeply frustrated and some are looking to extreme solutions.

THAILAND — Historian Faces Possible Indictment: Sulak Sivaraksa pauses outside a military court on Thursday in Bangkok as he walks in to find out whether military prosecutor has proceeded with the indictment against him on lese majeste. A Thai military court has delayed a decision on whether to prosecute the prominent historian and social critic who suggested that a famed duel on elephant-back won by a Thai king against a Burmese prince 500 years ago may not actually have happened.

AUSTRALIA — Parliament Passes Gay Marriage Bill: Members of parliament, from left, Cathy McGowan, Adam Brandt and Andrew Wilkie celebrate the passing of the Marriage Amendment Bill in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday. Gay marriage was endorsed by 62 percent of Australian voters who responded to a government-commissioned postal ballot by last month.

GERMANY — Designer Holds Fashion Show: A model wears a new design at Chanel’s pre-fall Metiers d’Art fashion show in the new Elbphilharmonie concert house in Hamburg on Wednesday.

CALIFORNIA — Wildfires Continue Burning: Firefighter Ryan Spencer battles a wildfire as it burns along a hillside toward homes in La Conchita on Thursday. The wind-swept blazes have forced tens of thousands of evacuations and destroyed dozens of homes.

HONDURAS — Recounting Votes: Anti-government demonstrators help a woman in a wheelchair get past a burning barricade they erected to block the road to Valle de los Angeles on Thursday. Eight Latin American governments on Wednesday applauded Honduras’ willingness to recount disputed votes in the presidential elections, but questions remain about how thorough that recount will be.

UKRAINE — Protesters Call for President’s Resignation: Former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili gestures to protesters after he escaped arrest with help from supporters and led them on a march toward parliament, where they planned to call for President Petro Poroshenko to resign in Kiev on Tuesday. Hundreds of protesters chanting, “Kiev, rise up!” blocked Ukrainian police as they tried to arrest former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili on Tuesday.

CALIFORNIA – Scorched Earth: A firefighter stands on a hillside scorched by a wildfire Wednesday, in the Bel-Air neighborhood of Los Angeles. A dangerous new wildfire erupted in the tony Bel Air area of Los Angeles early Wednesday as firefighters battled three other destructive blazes across Southern California.

NETHERLANDS – Fans Light Flares: Feyenoord’s fans light up flares during a Champions League Group F soccer match between Feyenoord and Napoli at the Kuip stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday.

BRAZIL – Boy Plays Soccer in the Slums: A boy plays soccer next to soldiers on patrol during an operation in the Mangueira slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday. Police in Rio de Janeiro captured one of Brazil’s most wanted drug bosses Wednesday, a rare victory for authorities struggling to curb rising violence a year after the city hosted the Summer Olympics.

WASHINGTON D.C. – Immigration Rally: Demonstrators hold up balloons during an immigration rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), and Temporary Protected Status (TPS), programs, near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday.