Best photos of September 10: From wildfires in California to sunset in Brazil

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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  Smoke from an airport fire that started a wildfire in Trabuco Canyon, California, rises behind homes in nearby Meander Lane on Monday, September 9. AP Photo

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  The new iPhone 16 Pro is put to the test at an Apple launch event in the Steve Jobs Theatre in Cupertino, California, on Monday, September 9. Reuters

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  A SpaceX Falcon 9 carrier rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on September 10 with Polaris Dawn, a private civilian spaceflight mission with the job of performing the first privately-funded spacewalk. Reuters

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  Students prepare a Rangoli floral design during celebrations to mark the annual harvest festival of Onam at a school in Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, on September 10. AFP

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  The Sun sets in Brasilia through a smoke haze from forest fires that have raged in the northern and central western states of Brazil for several weeks. AFP

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  Abseilers Mike Hammond, left, and Oscar Banyard survey the West Towers at Westminster Abbey in central London, a landmark that dates to the early 1700s. PA

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  Damage to a residential building following a Ukrainian drone attack in Ramenskoye in the Moscow region of Russia on September 10. AFP

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  A Jordanian shows his ink-stained finger after casting his vote in parliamentary elections at a polling station in Al Salt near the capital Amman on September 10. AFP

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  The faithful shelter from the Sun as they wait for the start of a Mass led by Pope Francis on Taci Tolu esplanade, Dili, East Timor, on September 10. EPA