• Pupils go for a walk shortly after sunrise in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany. Michael Probst / AP Photo
    Pupils go for a walk shortly after sunrise in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany. Michael Probst / AP Photo
  • Rebecca Redfern of Great Britain competes in the Women’s 100m Breaststroke - SB13 Final on day four of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Buda Mendes / Getty Images
    Rebecca Redfern of Great Britain competes in the Women’s 100m Breaststroke - SB13 Final on day four of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Buda Mendes / Getty Images
  • The Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) honour guard stand in line before the arrival of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe at the defense ministry in Tokyo. Abe attended the 50th JSDF senior officers meeting at the ministry. EPA
    The Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) honour guard stand in line before the arrival of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe at the defense ministry in Tokyo. Abe attended the 50th JSDF senior officers meeting at the ministry. EPA
  • A woman talks on her mobile phone as people pass by on a pedestrian walkway between buildings in the central business district of Sydney. AFP
    A woman talks on her mobile phone as people pass by on a pedestrian walkway between buildings in the central business district of Sydney. AFP
  • Robbie Rogers, number 14 of Los Angeles Galaxy, and Luke Boden, number 14 of Orlando City FC, jump for a header during a 4-2 Galaxy win at StubHub Center in Carson, California. Harry How / Getty Images / AFP
    Robbie Rogers, number 14 of Los Angeles Galaxy, and Luke Boden, number 14 of Orlando City FC, jump for a header during a 4-2 Galaxy win at StubHub Center in Carson, California. Harry How / Getty Images / AFP
  • Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland celebrates with the trophy after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia with a score of 6-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 during their Men’s Singles Final Match on Day Fourteen of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the Flushing neighbourhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Michael Heiman / Getty Images / AFP
    Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland celebrates with the trophy after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia with a score of 6-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 during their Men’s Singles Final Match on Day Fourteen of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the Flushing neighbourhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Michael Heiman / Getty Images / AFP
  • Wigs wait to be used on models before The Blonds Spring/Summer 2017 collection during New York Fashion Week in the Manhattan. Lucas Jackson / Reuters
    Wigs wait to be used on models before The Blonds Spring/Summer 2017 collection during New York Fashion Week in the Manhattan. Lucas Jackson / Reuters

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World in focus – best photos for September 12, 2016

Jake Badger

September 12, 2016

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A look at the best photos from around the world today.

Red Sparrow

Dir: Francis Lawrence

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Egerton, Charlotte Rampling, Jeremy Irons

Three stars

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