Best Photos of September 16: from Mexico's Independence Day to floods in Pakistan


  • Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rings a bell and delivers the 'Cry of Independence' to commemorate the country's independence from Spain. Reuters
    Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rings a bell and delivers the 'Cry of Independence' to commemorate the country's independence from Spain. Reuters
  • Women row boats across Dal Lake in Srinagar, in Indian-administered Kashmir. Reuters
    Women row boats across Dal Lake in Srinagar, in Indian-administered Kashmir. Reuters
  • Members of El Salvador's military march in the capital San Salvador to mark Central American independence from the Spanish Empire. EPA
    Members of El Salvador's military march in the capital San Salvador to mark Central American independence from the Spanish Empire. EPA
  • A warship carrying hundreds of troops from European Nato countries takes part in military exercises in the Arctic Ocean, off Nuuk, Greenland. AP
    A warship carrying hundreds of troops from European Nato countries takes part in military exercises in the Arctic Ocean, off Nuuk, Greenland. AP
  • An Afghan man and his family ride through a village in the northern Balkh province. AFP
    An Afghan man and his family ride through a village in the northern Balkh province. AFP
  • Houthi fighters carry the coffins of those killed last week in Israeli strikes on Yemen's capital Sanaa. Reuters
    Houthi fighters carry the coffins of those killed last week in Israeli strikes on Yemen's capital Sanaa. Reuters
  • A batman hoverfly rests on a flower in Annapolis, in the US state of Maryland. AFP
    A batman hoverfly rests on a flower in Annapolis, in the US state of Maryland. AFP
  • A man wades through floodwater to receive aid n Pakistan's Punjab province. More than two million people have fled the floods in the area. EPA
    A man wades through floodwater to receive aid n Pakistan's Punjab province. More than two million people have fled the floods in the area. EPA