• A lightning strike lights up the sky during a rainstorm in the background of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) in Brasilia, Brazil, 28 September 2023. EPA / Andre Borges
    A lightning strike lights up the sky during a rainstorm in the background of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) in Brasilia, Brazil, 28 September 2023. EPA / Andre Borges
  • Muslims on Eid-e-Milad-u-Nabi, the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed, at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, India. EPA
    Muslims on Eid-e-Milad-u-Nabi, the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed, at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, India. EPA
  • A migrant aboard the Geo Barents migrant rescue ship operated by Medecins Sans Frontieres. Reuters
    A migrant aboard the Geo Barents migrant rescue ship operated by Medecins Sans Frontieres. Reuters
  • An aerial view of the mouth of the Chinese-controlled Scarborough Shoal after the Philippines removed barriers obstructing the passageway. AFP
    An aerial view of the mouth of the Chinese-controlled Scarborough Shoal after the Philippines removed barriers obstructing the passageway. AFP
  • Members of feminist organisations demonstrate in favour of the decriminalisation of abortion on International Safe Abortion Day, in Bogota, Colombia. AFP
    Members of feminist organisations demonstrate in favour of the decriminalisation of abortion on International Safe Abortion Day, in Bogota, Colombia. AFP
  • A voter in traditional attire casts his ballot next to a woman wearing traditional lihiya during Eswatini's parliamentary elections. AFP
    A voter in traditional attire casts his ballot next to a woman wearing traditional lihiya during Eswatini's parliamentary elections. AFP
  • Refugees fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh before crossing the border in Lachin district. AFP
    Refugees fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh before crossing the border in Lachin district. AFP
  • Members of Parliament on the closing day of the 51st legislature of the Swiss National Council. AFP
    Members of Parliament on the closing day of the 51st legislature of the Swiss National Council. AFP
  • Protesters burn tyres near the family home of chief minister N Biren Singh in Imphal, in the Indian state of Manipur. AFP
    Protesters burn tyres near the family home of chief minister N Biren Singh in Imphal, in the Indian state of Manipur. AFP
  • Clear skies and a photo opportunity on the Corniche, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Clear skies and a photo opportunity on the Corniche, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

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September 29, 2023

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