Best photos of September 19: A Sumerian theatre in Iraq to a wildfire in Portugal

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

An aerial view of the open-air Sumerian theatre that forms part of the Ur Tourist City Project in central Iraq. AFP

Surfers and paddleboarders ride the Mascaret, or tidal bore, along the Dordogne river in Saint-Pardon, south-western France. AFP

Headsets glow during a session at Salesforce's Dreamforce tech conference in San Francisco. AP

The Indonesian Air Force's Jupiter aerobatic team fly in formation during a display at the Bali Airshow. AP Photo

The Danube breaches its banks in Budapest, Hungary, as flooding caused by storm Boris continues to affect the region. AFP

A villager crosses a makeshift bridge at a coastal village near Bacoor city, in Cavite province, about 30km south-east of Manila. Scores of people are dead or missing in the Philippines due to floods and landslides caused by the passage of three tropical storms. EPA

Clouds and fog shroud the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. AP

The Burse of Enger, an 8th century pilgrim's bag made of gold and silver from the Treasure of St Dionysius' Abbey of Enger/Herford, on show as an exhibition in Paderborn, Germany. AP

A man is silhouetted against a red sky as a wildfire burns near Povoa de Montemuro, Portugal. Reuters