• The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft carrying a Nasa astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts to the ISS blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Reuters
    The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft carrying a Nasa astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts to the ISS blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Reuters
  • Revellers race to get into the beer tents as the 188th Oktoberfest festival opens in Munich, Germany. AP Photo
    Revellers race to get into the beer tents as the 188th Oktoberfest festival opens in Munich, Germany. AP Photo
  • Military personnel supervise the arrival of UAE aid at Benina Airport in Benghazi for survivors of deadly floods in eastern Libya. AFP
    Military personnel supervise the arrival of UAE aid at Benina Airport in Benghazi for survivors of deadly floods in eastern Libya. AFP
  • Visitors photograph the sunset in Bar Harbor, Maine, ahead of Hurricane Lee's arrival. AP Photo
    Visitors photograph the sunset in Bar Harbor, Maine, ahead of Hurricane Lee's arrival. AP Photo
  • North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, centre, and Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu, front right, arrive to inspect Russian warplanes at Vladivostok International Airport. AP
    North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, centre, and Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu, front right, arrive to inspect Russian warplanes at Vladivostok International Airport. AP
  • An aerial view shows the destruction from flooding in the city of Derna, eastern Libya. Reuters
    An aerial view shows the destruction from flooding in the city of Derna, eastern Libya. Reuters
  • A costumed performer in a parade in San Jose, Costa Rica, marking the 202nd anniversary of independence from Spain. EPA
    A costumed performer in a parade in San Jose, Costa Rica, marking the 202nd anniversary of independence from Spain. EPA
  • Palestinian protesters during clashes with Israeli troops on the eastern border of the Gaza Strip. EPA
    Palestinian protesters during clashes with Israeli troops on the eastern border of the Gaza Strip. EPA
  • Paris Saint-Germain's Randal Kolo Muani controls the ball during a match against OGC Nice at the Parc des Princes stadium in the French capital. AFP
    Paris Saint-Germain's Randal Kolo Muani controls the ball during a match against OGC Nice at the Parc des Princes stadium in the French capital. AFP
  • Migrants wait to disembark from a wooden boat in the port of Arguineguin, Gran Canaria, Spain. Reuters
    Migrants wait to disembark from a wooden boat in the port of Arguineguin, Gran Canaria, Spain. Reuters
  • AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda during practice at the Formula One Grand Prix in Singapore. Reuters
    AlphaTauri's Yuki Tsunoda during practice at the Formula One Grand Prix in Singapore. Reuters

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Today's best photos: from a Russian spacecraft to the Singapore Grand Prix

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September 16, 2023

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