Best photos of August 31: Trail run in Aceh to air show in Bucharest

The Lhoknga Trail Run 2025, which runs along the 2004 tsunami-affected coastline in Aceh Province, Indonesia. AFP
Protesters scuffle with opponents during an anti-immigration rally in Melbourne, Australia. EPA
Chinese honour guards take part in a welcome ceremony for Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tianjin. EPA
A scene on the Bayeux Tapestry in Bayeux, France, depicting London’s Westminster Abbey. Reuters
A wedding ceremony at the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in the Petworth neighbourhood of Washington, DC. Reuters
A derailed passenger train in Matrouh, north-west of Cairo, Egypt. AP
Makeshift shelters built for flood-affected people in Chung, in Pakistan's Punjab province. AFP
Pilots of the Patrouille de France (PAF), the precision aerobatics unit of the French Air and Space Force, perform above the runway of the Aurel Vlaicu airport, on the first day of the Bucharest International Air Show, BIAS 2025 in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo / Andreea Alexandru)

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August 31, 2025

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