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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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