Today in Pictures, October 26, 2017

Royal Cremation ceremony for Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok, Thailand, protest in Nairobi, Kenya, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Oct 26, 2017, 11:43 AM

Thai royal guards salute the start of the Royal Cremation ceremony for Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, October 26, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A supporter of the opposition coalition the National Super Alliance (NASA) and its presidential candidate Raila Odinga reacts in front of a burning barricade he and others set up to block vehicles from delivering electoral materials to the polling stations in ther areas in Kibera slum, one of the opposition strongholds in Nairobi, Kenya, 25 October 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Girls attend a class at their school, damaged by a recent Saudi-led air strike, in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Yemen October 24, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Ricky Gettridge (L) and Luqman Asadullah, lifelong friends of Fats Domino, sing and play tambourine to Fats's songs at a memorial outside of his old home in the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 25, 2017. Fats Domino died on October 24, 2017. He was 89. PHOTO: AFP

Chilean students take part in a parade within the upcoming Halloween celebration, in Santiago, on October 25, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Romanian military takes part in celebration of the Romanian Army Force's Day next to the Monument of Unknown Soldier at Carol Park in Bucharest October 25, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Boxer Katie Taylor during a public work-out session at St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, Britain, on October 25, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS/ACTION IMAGES

A handout photo released today, October 26, 2017, shows Tom Morgan, from Bristol-based company The Adventurists, flying in a chair with large party balloons tied to it near Johannesburg, South Africa, October 20, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS/ THE ADVENTURISTS AND RICHARD BRANDON COX

A supporter of Brazil's Flamengo attends their 2017 Sudamericana Cup football match against Brazil's Fluminense at Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 25, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Justin Verlander #35 of the Houston Astros throws in the bullpen before game two of the 2017 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on October 25, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/ AFP

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