From the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students on Sochi and the protests in Kiev, to the BIDEC 2017 Bahrain International Defense Exhibition and first-ever MC-21 test flight — take a look at this week's events in Sputnik's photo gallery.
Ushers pose for photos at Tiananmen Square during the opening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. October 18.
MC-21 aircraft lands at Zhukovsky airport after the first flight from Irkutsk. October 17.
A visitor at the BIDEC 2017 Bahrain International Defense Exhibition and Conference in Bahrain. October 17.
A battle march during qualification tests for the right to wear the crimson and dark green beret among the special purpose detachment of the Federal National Guard Troops Service conducted at Gorny training center in the Novosibirsk Region. October 19.
GAZ-21 Volga cars cruise around Moscow in a vintage auto parade. October 15.
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the launch of a reconstructed section of the R-23 road connecting St. Petersburg with Belarus and the Baltic countries. Left: Presidential Aide Igor Levitin. October 14.
A sticker of Vienna's socialist youth (Sozialistische Jugend Wien) depicting a prohibition sign with the portraits of Austria's Foreign Minister and leader of Austria's centre-right People's Party (OeVP) Sebastian Kurz (L) and the chairman of Austria's far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) Heinz-Christian Strache is fixed on an ad, seen on the eve of the Austrian parliamentary elections on October 14, 2017 in Vienna, Austria.
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Russian artist Petr Pavlensky poses in front of a Banque de France building after setting fire to the window gates as part of a performance in Paris. October 16.
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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. October 16.
People demonstrate in Kisumu, to demand the removal of officials from national election oversight body, Interim Elections and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) allegedly implicated in manipulation of the votes tally during the August 8, presidential elections. October 16.
Children play on a street in Gao, Mali. October 14.
Protesters outside Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada, Kiev. October 17.
Royal Camel Farm in Bahrain. October 15.
Rescuers pull the wreckage of a cargo plane after it crashed in the sea near the international airport in Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan. October 14.
Artillery salute during the Indian Navy's INS Satpura's arrival in Vladivostok for the Indra 2017 Russia-India joint land, naval and air force exercise. October 19.
Civilians evacuate from the scene of an explosion in KM4 street in the Hodan district of Mogadishu, Somalia. October 14.
A dog and wild boar fight during a contest, known locally as 'adu bagong' (boar fighting), in Cikawao village of Majalaya, West Java province, Indonesia.
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters ride atop military vehicles as they celebrate victory in Raqqa, Syria. October 17.
Waves crash over the lighthouse as storm Ophelia passes Porthcawl, Wales, Britain. October 16.
A model presents a creation by Panamanian designer Flamants during the Panama Fashion Week in Panama City, on October 14, 2017.
Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian boy during clashes in the West Bank city of Hebron.
Northern (Polar) lights around the town of Murmansk, Russia.
Eagle Prime (MK3), a giant robot by MegaBots Inc. which manufactures giant piloted humanoid fighting robots headquartered in Berkeley, California, US is shown in Japan in this undated photo released on October 17, 2017.
Participants of the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students take pictures in Sochi.
