Today In Pictures, Nov 23, 2016

South Korean photographers lay their cameras on the ground in protest, President Obama awards 21 presidential Medals of Freedom and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

South Korean photographers lay their cameras on the ground in protest against the defence ministry's decision not to allow them to take pictures of the signing of a South Korea-Japan military intelligence exchange treaty as Japanese Ambassador to Seo
South Korean photographers lay their cameras on the ground in protest against the defence ministry's decision not to allow them to take pictures of the signing of a South Korea-Japan military intelligence exchange treaty as Japanese Ambassador to Seoul Yasumasa Nagamine (centre) enters the ministry for the signing ceremony in Seoul on Nov 23, 2016.PHOTO: AFP
A picture taken through the bullet-riddled windshield of an Iraqi Special Forces armoured vehicle shows residents walking on a street in the Aden district of Mosul after troops almost entirely retook the area from ISIS soldiers on Nov 22, 2016.
A picture taken through the bullet-riddled windshield of an Iraqi Special Forces armoured vehicle shows residents walking on a street in the Aden district of Mosul after troops almost entirely retook the area from ISIS soldiers on Nov 22, 2016.PHOTO: AFP
Tater and Tot, the National Thanksgiving Turkey and its alternate, are shown to members of the media during a press conference held by the National Turkey Federation on Nov 22, 2016 at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC.
Tater and Tot, the National Thanksgiving Turkey and its alternate, are shown to members of the media during a press conference held by the National Turkey Federation on Nov 22, 2016 at the Willard Hotel in Washington, DC. PHOTO: AFP
A firefighter (left) attempts to put out a fire after a frozen turkey was dropped into a hot deep fryer at a Consumer Product Safety Commission Thanksgiving fire and food safety demonstration of holiday kitchen fires in Rockville, Maryland, US, on No
A firefighter (left) attempts to put out a fire after a frozen turkey was dropped into a hot deep fryer at a Consumer Product Safety Commission Thanksgiving fire and food safety demonstration of holiday kitchen fires in Rockville, Maryland, US, on Nov 22, 2016.PHOTO: REUTERS
A worker cuts a tree that killed a boy when it fell during a storm in Panama City on Nov 22, 2016.
A worker cuts a tree that killed a boy when it fell during a storm in Panama City on Nov 22, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
A security officer tries to prevent Indians from urinating on the wall of the parlor in front of the Planalto Palace during a protest of indigenous people from various tribes against agribusinesses and in demand of the demarcation of their ancestral
A security officer tries to prevent Indians from urinating on the wall of the parlor in front of the Planalto Palace during a protest of indigenous people from various tribes against agribusinesses and in demand of the demarcation of their ancestral lands, in Brasilia, Brazil on Nov 22, 2016.PHOTO: REUTERS
Models pose for a photograph in a tunnel of lights at Kew Gardens in west London, Britain on Nov 22, 2016.
Models pose for a photograph in a tunnel of lights at Kew Gardens in west London, Britain on Nov 22, 2016.PHOTO: REUTERS
Prince Harry plants a tree during his official visit in St. John's, Antigua, on Nov 22, 2016.
Prince Harry plants a tree during his official visit in St. John's, Antigua, on Nov 22, 2016.PHOTO: REUTERS
US President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer Diana Ross during a ceremony in the White House East Room in Washington, US, on Nov 22, 2016.
US President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer Diana Ross during a ceremony in the White House East Room in Washington, US, on Nov 22, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
A new born lora turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) on a beach at the Ostional National Wildlife Refuge (RNVSO) in Guanacaste, North Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, on Nov 21, 2016.
A new born lora turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) on a beach at the Ostional National Wildlife Refuge (RNVSO) in Guanacaste, North Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, on Nov 21, 2016.PHOTO: EPA
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Nov 23, 2016, 12:32 pm SGT
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