Best photos of September 18: Tensions rise in Ceuta to iPhone 18 launch in Dubai

  • Migrants are held back by the Spanish Civil Guard before being transferred to a new pavilion in the north African exclave of Ceuta. EPA
    Migrants are held back by the Spanish Civil Guard before being transferred to a new pavilion in the north African exclave of Ceuta. EPA
  • Syrian singer Assala Nasri performs her first concert in Damascus for 15 years, having stayed away over her criticism of the Assad regime. AFP
    Syrian singer Assala Nasri performs her first concert in Damascus for 15 years, having stayed away over her criticism of the Assad regime. AFP
  • English golfer Justin Rose joins the search for Jon Rahm of Spain's ball on the ninth hole at Wentworth Golf Club. Getty Images
    English golfer Justin Rose joins the search for Jon Rahm of Spain's ball on the ninth hole at Wentworth Golf Club. Getty Images
  • A Yemeni family sit outside a shelter at a displacement camp in Taiz province, after people fled a Houthi offensive. Reuters
    A Yemeni family sit outside a shelter at a displacement camp in Taiz province, after people fled a Houthi offensive. Reuters
  • Supporters of Israel's Likud party attend an election rally in Tel Aviv. Getty Images
    Supporters of Israel's Likud party attend an election rally in Tel Aviv. Getty Images
  • A rages after a shopping mall was hit by a Russian drone in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Reuters
    A rages after a shopping mall was hit by a Russian drone in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Reuters
  • The sun sets as Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine and Liudmila Samsonova of Russia compete in the quarter-finals of the Guadalajara Open in Mexico. EPA
    The sun sets as Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine and Liudmila Samsonova of Russia compete in the quarter-finals of the Guadalajara Open in Mexico. EPA
  • Dubai resident Muhammad Shaka celebrates after becoming among the first people to buy a new iPhone 18. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Dubai resident Muhammad Shaka celebrates after becoming among the first people to buy a new iPhone 18. Antonie Robertson / The National