Best photos of September 26: Flooding in the UK to a football game in Senegal

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Scott Frier's Nagging is a Universal Concept, a finalist in the 2024 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. Photo: Scott Frier / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards

Egor Zhuravskii as Tamino and Claire Lees as Pamina in Opera North's production of Mozart's The Magic Flute, at Leeds Grand Theatre. PA

Frances Tiafoe of the US hits a return to his compatriot Brandon Nakashima at the Japan Open tennis tournament in Tokyo. AFP

Hideko Hakamada in front of the court after her 88-year-old brother was acquitted of murder after spending 46 years on death row. AP

An actor dressed as Sonic the Hedgehog and other characters at the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, Japan. Bloomberg

Swans swim past a bench submerged in flood water in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. PA

People watch a football match between two teams from the neighborhood of Toubab Dialaw in Dakar, Senegal. Reuters

Patrick Lam, former editor of the defunct pro-democracy publication Stand News, arrives for a sentencing hearing in Hong Kong. Bloomberg

Pouring rain in Frankfurt, Germany. AP