• A woman (front) poses in Japanese painter Shigeki Matsuyama’s art installation ‘Narcissism: Dazzle room’ during the ‘rooms 33’ fashion and design trade show at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Since 2000, ‘rooms’ is a biannual international fashion and design trade show which presents a wide range of items as well as art installations. EPA
    A woman (front) poses in Japanese painter Shigeki Matsuyama’s art installation ‘Narcissism: Dazzle room’ during the ‘rooms 33’ fashion and design trade show at Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Since 2000, ‘rooms’ is a biannual international fashion and design trade show which presents a wide range of items as well as art installations. EPA
  • A motorist takes cover on a wall as winds and rain from Super Typhoon Meranti lash Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. The storm is the strongest recorded since Super Typhoon Haiyan developed in 2013. EPA
    A motorist takes cover on a wall as winds and rain from Super Typhoon Meranti lash Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. The storm is the strongest recorded since Super Typhoon Haiyan developed in 2013. EPA
  • Windows are opened in a high rise building as mild spring weather arrives in Sydney. AFP
    Windows are opened in a high rise building as mild spring weather arrives in Sydney. AFP
  • Swimmers enjoy an early morning dip shortly before sunrise in the Serpentine in Hyde Park, London. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images
    Swimmers enjoy an early morning dip shortly before sunrise in the Serpentine in Hyde Park, London. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images
  • Juan Flores (left) a traditional Aztec dancer looks on during a rally in San Diego, California, in support for the protesters at Standing Rock, North Dakota who are fighting construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The US government last week sought to stop construction on a controversial oil pipeline in North Dakota that has angered Native Americans, blocking any work on federal land and asking the company to “voluntarily pause” work nearby. Sandy Huffaker / AFP
    Juan Flores (left) a traditional Aztec dancer looks on during a rally in San Diego, California, in support for the protesters at Standing Rock, North Dakota who are fighting construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. The US government last week sought to stop construction on a controversial oil pipeline in North Dakota that has angered Native Americans, blocking any work on federal land and asking the company to “voluntarily pause” work nearby. Sandy Huffaker / AFP
  • The Dalai Lama (centre) sits next to French Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard (left) and French senator Michel Raison (right) as he addresses a meeting with members of the parliamentary international group on Tibetan issues at the Salons de Boffrand at the French Senate premises in Paris. The Dalai Lama is on a six-day visit to France for the first time in five years. AFP
    The Dalai Lama (centre) sits next to French Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard (left) and French senator Michel Raison (right) as he addresses a meeting with members of the parliamentary international group on Tibetan issues at the Salons de Boffrand at the French Senate premises in Paris. The Dalai Lama is on a six-day visit to France for the first time in five years. AFP
  • A woman applies makeup to a young girl dressed as the Living Goddess Kumari during the Kumari Puja festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. The festival is a gathering in which young girls pose as the Living Goddess Kumari and are worshipped by people in belief that their children will remain healthy. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
    A woman applies makeup to a young girl dressed as the Living Goddess Kumari during the Kumari Puja festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. The festival is a gathering in which young girls pose as the Living Goddess Kumari and are worshipped by people in belief that their children will remain healthy. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
  • Iraqi children play on a street in the capital Baghdad during the Eid al-Adha holiday. AFP
    Iraqi children play on a street in the capital Baghdad during the Eid al-Adha holiday. AFP
  • Martin Kaymer of Germany tees off on the second hole during a pro-am round ahead of the Italian Open at Golf Club Milano in Monza, Italy. Andrew Redington / Getty Images
    Martin Kaymer of Germany tees off on the second hole during a pro-am round ahead of the Italian Open at Golf Club Milano in Monza, Italy. Andrew Redington / Getty Images

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World in focus – best photos for September 14, 2016

Jake Badger

September 14, 2016

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

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