Best photos of September 21: Filipino police predict a riot

  • Police in Manila are braced for protests against corruption in power on the 54th anniversary of the declaration of martial law in the Philippines. EPA
    Police in Manila are braced for protests against corruption in power on the 54th anniversary of the declaration of martial law in the Philippines. EPA
  • A man jumps from a dinghy carrying asylum seekers that was eventually abandoned after engine failure, in Gravelines, France. Getty Images
    A man jumps from a dinghy carrying asylum seekers that was eventually abandoned after engine failure, in Gravelines, France. Getty Images
  • A man retrieves belongings from the ruins of a home that was damaged in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike, in Kunar province, Afghanistan. Reuters
    A man retrieves belongings from the ruins of a home that was damaged in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike, in Kunar province, Afghanistan. Reuters
  • Fishermen work at the harbour in Lam Pulo, Banda Aceh. Indonesia's fishery product exports reached $1.64 billion in the second quarter of 2026, a 10.4 per cent year-on-year increase. EPA
    Fishermen work at the harbour in Lam Pulo, Banda Aceh. Indonesia's fishery product exports reached $1.64 billion in the second quarter of 2026, a 10.4 per cent year-on-year increase. EPA
  • Israeli soldiers conduct a raid in the Palestinian town of Beddu in the occupied West Bank, a day after they arrested a man suspected of killing an Israeli, reported to be a settler, according to Israel's military. AFP
    Israeli soldiers conduct a raid in the Palestinian town of Beddu in the occupied West Bank, a day after they arrested a man suspected of killing an Israeli, reported to be a settler, according to Israel's military. AFP
  • Thailand's Pichet Pansan, left, in action during a sepak takraw match against Indonesia at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan. AFP
    Thailand's Pichet Pansan, left, in action during a sepak takraw match against Indonesia at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan. AFP
  • Firefighters work at a burning shopping mall that was hit by an overnight Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Reuters
    Firefighters work at a burning shopping mall that was hit by an overnight Russian drone strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Reuters
  • Tatiana Mosio-Bongonga walks along a 400-metre-long rope at a height ranging from 80 to 186 metres above ground, without a safety line, in Loos-en-Gohelle, France. AFP
    Tatiana Mosio-Bongonga walks along a 400-metre-long rope at a height ranging from 80 to 186 metres above ground, without a safety line, in Loos-en-Gohelle, France. AFP
  • Members of the Nepali Army drill through a cliff to pack explosives before a controlled blast to open roads that have been blocked since deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Nuwakot district, Nepal. Reuters
    Members of the Nepali Army drill through a cliff to pack explosives before a controlled blast to open roads that have been blocked since deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Nuwakot district, Nepal. Reuters