Best photos of September 4: From an airshow in Egypt to a winding road in Switzerland

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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  Vigorous Dragon fighter aircraft of China's Ba Yi Aerobatics Team release smoke while performing during the first Egypt International Airshow at Alamein International Airport. AFP

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  In Varanasi's Kashi Vaas hospice, elderly Hindu devotees stay by the Ganges, awaiting their final journey to seek everlasting peace. AFP

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  Smoke rises as fires spread through the Brasilia National Forest, Brazil, in the middle of the dry season. AP

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  A worker displays banners illuminated with the name of Prophet Mohammed in Arabic, for sale in preparation for the Mawlid celebrations, in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA

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  Traffic in the curves of the Julierpass road in Surses near Saint-Moritz, Switzerland. Reuters

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  A visitor sits under the shadow projected by a plane during the Egypt International Air Show, at El Alamein International Airport. EPA

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  A mural by artist Hugues Anhes bearing a portrait of Canadian founder of Sea Shepherd NGO Paul Watson on a building in Paris. AFP

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  Visitors cycle on stationary bicycles to generate electrical power for a popcorn machine at the World Climate Industry Expo at BEXCO in Busan. AFP

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  A boy stands in front of a mural in a park in the La Campanera neighbourhood of Soyapango, El Salvador. AP