Best photos of September 2: Dubai Fashion Week to protests in Tel Aviv

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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  A Rizman Ruzaini fashion show, a highlight of the first day of this year's Dubai Fashion Week. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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  Devotees gather at the Bagmati river to commemorate the dead at the sacred shrine of Lord Shiva, near Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA

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  Chinese honour guards on the tarmac after Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived at Beijing Capital Airport ahead of the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation. EPA

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  Bjorn Hocke, party and parliamentary group leader of the AfD in Thuringia and its top candidate, leaves the election party in Erfurt, Germany. AP

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  The men's blind football match between Argentina and Colombia at the Paris Paralympic Games. Getty Images

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  Corinthians fans cheer in the stands of the Neo Quimica Arena during a league match against Flamengo in Sao Paulo, Brazil. AP

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  Broadcasters film marines taking positions after landing on a beach, as South Korea hosts combined military drills with the US, in Pohang. AP

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  Vendors passing with their goods on a rocky road taken by people attempting to avoid gang warfare as they leave or return to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AFP

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  A ship is on fire at Manila Bay as heavy rain is brought by Tropical Storm Yagi to the Philippines. AFP

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  Families and supporters of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza Strip since October block traffic during a rally calling for their release, in Tel Aviv. AFP