Best photos of September 27: Fire war ritual in Bali to flooding in Bangkok

  • The heat is on as youths take part in a traditional 'fire war' ritual known as Siat Geni at a temple in the Kuta district of Bali, Indonesia. AFP
    The heat is on as youths take part in a traditional 'fire war' ritual known as Siat Geni at a temple in the Kuta district of Bali, Indonesia. AFP
  • The grim aftermath of a Russian attack on a market in Zaporizhzhia. At least two people were killed in a wave of similar strikes throughout Ukraine. EPA
    The grim aftermath of a Russian attack on a market in Zaporizhzhia. At least two people were killed in a wave of similar strikes throughout Ukraine. EPA
  • Conductor Kyrian Friedenberg with a novel vantage point as he leads an orchestra performing at the opening ceremony of the Bordeaux Metropole International Arts Festival, western France. AFP
    Conductor Kyrian Friedenberg with a novel vantage point as he leads an orchestra performing at the opening ceremony of the Bordeaux Metropole International Arts Festival, western France. AFP
  • Ethiopian Orthodox choir members play leather drums, known as kebero, while singing hymns during annual religious celebrations in Addis Ababa. AFP
    Ethiopian Orthodox choir members play leather drums, known as kebero, while singing hymns during annual religious celebrations in Addis Ababa. AFP
  • Pope Leo XIV waves to worshippers from the Popemobile on his way to the Grotto of Apparitions in Lourdes, on the second day of his visit to France. AFP
    Pope Leo XIV waves to worshippers from the Popemobile on his way to the Grotto of Apparitions in Lourdes, on the second day of his visit to France. AFP
  • Robert Lambert, centre, of Great Britain celebrates on the podium after victory in the Speedway Grand Prix in Torun, Poland. EPA
    Robert Lambert, centre, of Great Britain celebrates on the podium after victory in the Speedway Grand Prix in Torun, Poland. EPA
  • An armed police officer blocks a road near the RAF Fairford airbase, which hosts US Air Force personnel, in Gloucestershire, Britain. Reuters
    An armed police officer blocks a road near the RAF Fairford airbase, which hosts US Air Force personnel, in Gloucestershire, Britain. Reuters
  • People are evacuated by boat while others wade through a flooded area as heavy rain continues to fall on Thailand's capital, Bangkok. Reuters
    People are evacuated by boat while others wade through a flooded area as heavy rain continues to fall on Thailand's capital, Bangkok. Reuters