Best photos of September 3: From a sunset in Manhattan to a maze at Hever Castle


  • Fans attempt to catch a tennis ball hit by Beatriz Haddad Maia after she won a match against Caroline Wozniacki in the fourth round of the US Open tennis championships. AP
    Fans attempt to catch a tennis ball hit by Beatriz Haddad Maia after she won a match against Caroline Wozniacki in the fourth round of the US Open tennis championships. AP
  • A gardener at Hever Castle tends to the bushes of the 120-year-old English Yew Maze in the castle's grounds. PA
    A gardener at Hever Castle tends to the bushes of the 120-year-old English Yew Maze in the castle's grounds. PA
  • People carry their belongings as they wade through flooded streets after heavy monsoon rains, in Vijayawada, India. AFP
    People carry their belongings as they wade through flooded streets after heavy monsoon rains, in Vijayawada, India. AFP
  • Catherine Debrunner of Switzerland in action at the Women's 1500m at the Paralympic Games in Paris. Reuters
    Catherine Debrunner of Switzerland in action at the Women's 1500m at the Paralympic Games in Paris. Reuters
  • Riders during stage one of the 2024 Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men in Kelso, in the Scottish Borders. PA
    Riders during stage one of the 2024 Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men in Kelso, in the Scottish Borders. PA
  • Pope Francis is welcomed at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA
    Pope Francis is welcomed at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA
  • A man raises a Palestinian flag and flashes the victory sign as Israeli armoured vehicles drive on a street during a raid in Tulkarm. AFP
    A man raises a Palestinian flag and flashes the victory sign as Israeli armoured vehicles drive on a street during a raid in Tulkarm. AFP
  • Volunteers stand next to a humanoid robot named Xiao Qi, developed by Ex-Robots, before the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation. AFP
    Volunteers stand next to a humanoid robot named Xiao Qi, developed by Ex-Robots, before the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation. AFP
  • The Manhattan skyline is seen at sunset from Louis Armstrong Stadium during the US Open tennis tournament. AFP
    The Manhattan skyline is seen at sunset from Louis Armstrong Stadium during the US Open tennis tournament. AFP