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
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
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
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 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

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September 16, 2025

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