Best Photos of September 22: Stilt walkers in Belgium to anti-government riots in Lima

TOPSHOT - Stilt walkers wait to compete in the Golden Stilt tournament, a stilt walking competition organised as part of the Wallonia Festival, on Place Saint-Aubain in Namur, on September 21, 2025. The stilt walking competitions in Namur will be added to the UNESCO heritage list. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)
The San Francisco 49ers' middle linebacker Fred Warner takes the field for the game against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium, California. Reuters
One of more than 200 murals painted during the ten events of the international Mural Fest shows the portrait of British pop star Dua Lipa, in Ferizaj, Kosovo. Reuters
Sri Lanka's captain Chamari Athapaththu, centre, holds the 2025 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup trophy as she walks alongside mascots Blaze, left, and Tonk during the trophy unveiling ceremony at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo. AFP
The Duchess of Edinburgh meets a baby and his family at the UK Pavilion, during a visit to Osaka Expo 2025 in Japan. PA
Dock workers take part in a strike near the port of Genoa, Italy, as part of a nationwide Let's Block Everything protest, with activists calling for a halt to arms shipments to Israel. Reuters
Salt farmers harvest salt in the pond in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia. Getty Images
A riot police officer is hit by a Molotov cocktail thrown by protesters during an anti-government demonstration in Lima, Peru. AFP

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September 22, 2025

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