Best photos of August 15: India's 80th Independence Day celebrations to earthquake in Indonesia

  • Indian Independence Day celebrations get under way at Lal Chowk in Srinagar, in Indian-administered Kashmir. AFP
    Indian Independence Day celebrations get under way at Lal Chowk in Srinagar, in Indian-administered Kashmir. AFP
  • A poster in Kabul celebrates the 'defeat' of the US, as the Taliban mark the fifth anniversary of their return to power. AFP
    A poster in Kabul celebrates the 'defeat' of the US, as the Taliban mark the fifth anniversary of their return to power. AFP
  • White doves are released at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, as Japan marks the 81st anniversary of the end of the Second World War. EPA
    White doves are released at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, as Japan marks the 81st anniversary of the end of the Second World War. EPA
  • US President Donald Trump leaves the stage after a speech at in New York. Reuters
    US President Donald Trump leaves the stage after a speech at in New York. Reuters
  • Displaced Palestinians cool down at a beach in western Gaza city. EPA
    Displaced Palestinians cool down at a beach in western Gaza city. EPA
  • Moroccan personnel secure the border with the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, after a migrant surge last month. Reuters
    Moroccan personnel secure the border with the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, after a migrant surge last month. Reuters
  • Italian gold medallist Gianmarco Tamberi celebrates his men's high jump victory at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. AFP
    Italian gold medallist Gianmarco Tamberi celebrates his men's high jump victory at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. AFP
  • Fireworks light up the sky on the eve of the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Kfardebian, Lebanon. EPA
    Fireworks light up the sky on the eve of the Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Kfardebian, Lebanon. EPA
  • Indonesians leave their homes after a deadly earthquake struck the east of the country. Reuters
    Indonesians leave their homes after a deadly earthquake struck the east of the country. Reuters