Today in Pictures, Oct 18, 2016

Supermoon phenomenon in London, U.K, students take part in the 'Raisin Weekend' event in Scotland, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Oct 18, 2016, 09:51 AM

A passenger aircraft makes it's landing approach to Heathrow airport in front of a "supermoon" at dawn in west London, Britain, October 17, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Students from St Andrews University are covered in foam as they take part in the traditional 'Raisin Weekend' in the Lower College Lawn, at St Andrews in Scotland, Britain October 17, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Students paint a portrait of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at a university near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand October 17, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Australian Sara Connor is escorted by police officers as she is handed over to prosecutors in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia October 17, 2016. Australian Sara Connor and British national David Taylor, were arrested by Bali police over the alleged murder of a local policeman on Kuta Beach. PHOTO: EPA

A member of the Syrian Civil Defence, known as the White Helmets, rescues Maarouf, a 12-year-old Syrian boy, from the rubble of a building following a reported air strike on the rebel-held Qaterji neighbourhood of the northern city of Aleppo on October 16, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Iraqi forces deploy on October 17, 2016 in the area of al-Shurah, some 45 kms south of Mosul, as they advance towards the city to retake it from the Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. PHOTO: AFP

A man riding a motorbike drives on a flooded street during rain after Hurricane Matthew in Les Cayes, Haiti, October 17, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Indian Sikh devotees light candles at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on October 17, 2016 during an event to mark the birth anniversary of the fourth Sikh Guru Ramdas. PHOTO: AFP

Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan poses with his creation "La Nona Ora" (The Ninth Hour, 1999) prior to the opening of the exhibition "Not Afraid of Love" at the Hotel de la Monnaie in Paris, France, October 17, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Palestinian youth walk outside a mosque on October 17, 2016 at sunset in Gaza City. PHOTO: AFP

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