Day in Photos: Anniversary of Velvet Revolution, Dubai Airshow, and Ice Sculptures
Participants light candles during commemorations to mark the 36th anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution, in Prague, Czech Republic, on Nov. 17, 2025. The Velvet Revolution toppled the totalitarian regime in 1989, with Czechoslovakia splitting peacefully into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993. Michal Cizek/AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: Anniversary of Velvet Revolution, Dubai Airshow, and Ice Sculptures

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Fursan Al Emarat, the aerobatic display team of the United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defence, performs during a flight exhibition at Al-Maktoum International Airport during the Dubai Airshow 2025 in Dubai, on Nov. 17, 2025. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images
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Police scuffle with a demonstrator during an attempt to demolish the residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's first president and father of the country's fugitive Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, on Nov. 17, 2025. Hasina, whose rule was ended by a mass uprising involving hundreds of civilian deaths, was sentenced on Nov. 17 to be hanged for crimes against humanity. Munir Uz Zaman/AFP via Getty Images