Chinese president visits Britain, migrants cross the Balkans, Mets vs. Cubs | Oct. 20
The day in photos around the world.
- People walk along a street in Sentilj, Slovenia, heading for the border between Austria and Slovenian border after arriving by train carrying migrants and refugees, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. Slovenia’s Interior Ministry said some 5,000 people had reached its borders Monday, and most were allowed to enter, with at least 900 reaching Austria by the evening. Slovenia had vowed to let in no more than 2,500 migrants per day. (AP Photo/Christian Bruna)
- A Slovenian police officer cleans his eyes after Slovenian police used pepper spray as a group of migrants attempted to break through a cordon in a makeshift camp near the Austrian – Slovenian border in Sentilj, Slovenia, Tuesday, Oct 20, 2015. Thousands of people are trying to reach central and northern Europe via the Balkans but often have to wait for days in mud and rain at the Serbian, Croatian and Slovenian borders. (AP Photo/Christian Bruna)
- Chinese President Xi Jinping is escorted as he inspects a guard of honour during the official welcome ceremony at Horse Guards Parade in London, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Britain Monday for a four-day state visit as part of a push to increase trade ties between the two countries. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant , Pool)
- A protestor holding a Tibetan flag is encircled by supporters of Chinese President Xi Jinping holding up a Chinese dragon before he passed by on a horse-drawn carriage with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II on the Mall en route to Buckingham Palace in London, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Britain Monday for a four-day state visit as part of a push to increase trade ties between the two countries. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
- Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II , right, greets Chinese President Xi Jinping, during the official ceremonial welcome for the Chinese State Visit, in London, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. Chinese President Xi Jinping prepared to address Britain’s Parliament and dine with Queen Elizabeth II Tuesday as he began a state visit that is intended to cement close economic ties between the two countries but risks being overshadowed by concerns over Beijing’s growing economic clout in Britain. (Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP)
- Tourists watch soap bubbles along the Thames river, London, backdropped by St. Paul’s Cathedral, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
- People queue inside a tent in order to be allowed into a registration center for migrants and refugees in Opatovac, Croatia, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. Croatia’s interior minister says his country is trying to coordinate the transfer of migrants with Slovenia, which has accused its neighbor of failing to manage the relentless flow of people. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)
- A woman carries a child as she moves on foot towards a registration center in Opatovac, Croatia, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. Croatia’s interior minister says his country is trying to coordinate the transfer of migrants with Slovenia, which has accused its neighbor of failing to manage the relentless flow of people. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)
- A man warms his hands as he peers out of a tent at a registration center for migrants and refugees in Opatovac, Croatia, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. Croatia’s interior minister says his country is trying to coordinate the transfer of migrants with Slovenia, which has accused its neighbor of failing to manage the relentless flow of people. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)
- Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb waits in a side room before announcing he will drop out of the Democratic race for president, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015, at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
- A Palestinian swings a sling during clashes with Israeli troops, near Ramallah, West Bank, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for calm during a surprise visit to Jerusalem on Tuesday ahead of meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, in a high-profile gambit to bring an end to a monthlong wave of violence.(AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
- Migrants walk towards a reception facility after crossing from Croatia, in Dobova, near a border crossing between Croatia and Slovenia Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. Slovenia accused Croatia on Tuesday of sending thousands of migrants toward its borders “without control,” ignoring requests to contain the surge, and urged the rest of the European Union to get involved in solving the crisis. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)