Best photos of September 20: iPhone 16 on sale to sandbank cricket

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

People test out an iPhone 16 Pro as Apple's new series of smartphones goes on sale in Beijing. Reuters

Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference after a monetary policy meeting in central Tokyo. AFP

A starling bathes in a fountain in St Petersburg. AP

Models present creations from the Emporio Armani Spring/Summer 2025 collection during Fashion Week in Milan. Reuters

Indigenous Bangladeshis protest, demanding military withdrawal from the Chittagong Hill Tracts after clashing with Bengalis and the army. Reuters

A view of the destroyed Hamad towers in Khan Younis, the southern Gaza Strip. More than 41,200 Palestinians and about 1,400 Israelis have been killed since the Gaza war started, officials say. EPA

A plane is silhouetted against the Moon above Istanbul. AFP

People watch a televised speech by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in a house in the southern Lebanese village of Zwatar. AFP

An AI-generated video art installation titled Large Nature Model: Coral, by artist Refik Anadol, adorns UN headquarters in New York City. EPA

A Polish army Mi17 helicopter lowers sandbags to strengthen the flood embankment at the Oder river in Dobrzen Wielki, near Opole, Polan. Reuters

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: In this aerial view teams play a cricket match in the middle of the Solent on the Brambles sandbank which appears for around 30 minutes at low tide, on September 20, 2024 in Southampton, England. Members of the Island Sailing Club from the Isle of Wight and the Royal Southern Yacht Club meet for a cricket match played on the Brambles Sandbar in the middle of the Solent annually. The Sandbar emerges from the sea for about half an hour each year when the tide is at its lowest. The matches began in the 1950s and the winner is decided before the game is played. (Photo by Carl Court / Getty Images)