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

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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  Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rings a bell and delivers the 'Cry of Independence' to commemorate the country's independence from Spain. Reuters

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  Women row boats across Dal Lake in Srinagar, in Indian-administered Kashmir. Reuters

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  Members of El Salvador's military march in the capital San Salvador to mark Central American independence from the Spanish Empire. EPA

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  A warship carrying hundreds of troops from European Nato countries takes part in military exercises in the Arctic Ocean, off Nuuk, Greenland. AP

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  An Afghan man and his family ride through a village in the northern Balkh province. AFP

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  Houthi fighters carry the coffins of those killed last week in Israeli strikes on Yemen's capital Sanaa. Reuters

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  A batman hoverfly rests on a flower in Annapolis, in the US state of Maryland. AFP

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  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