World in focus - best photos for September 15, 2018

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

Saint-Etienne's supporters burn flares during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Saint-Etienne (ASSE). AFP

A Filipino elderly woman is seen in the typhoon-hit town of Aparri, Cagayan province, Philippines, 15 September 2018. Mangkhut, the most powerful typhoon to strike the Philippines in the last five years, made landfall in the northeastern town of Baggao. EPA

Volunteers carry idols of the elephant-headed Hindu god Lord Ganesha in a boat for immersion into the Arabian Sea as as part of a ritual, in Bhayander, outskirts of Mumbai, India. EPA

Danish Formula One driver Kevin Magnussen of Haas F1 Team sits in his car during the second practice session of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore. EPA

A rendition of 'The Thinker' (R) and a portrait of Snoop Dogg (L) made of jelly beans and other candy on display at Candytopia, an interactive candy art installation of candy sculptures. EPA

People survey the damage caused by Hurricane Florence on Front Street in downtown New Bern, N.C. AP

A spider monkey cub (Ateles hybrids), born three days ago, is pictured at Santa Fe zoo in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia. AFP

Cosplayers attend the first ever multi-genre entertainment comic and fan convention Comi Con Africa in Johannesburg. AFP

An aerial view shows boats in a 'typhoon shelter' next to the flood prone coastal village of Lei Yu Mun, two days before the expected arrival of Super Typhoon Mangkhut in Hong Kong. AFP

View of the Villarrica volcano taken from Pucon, some 800 kilometres south of Santiago, showing signs of activity. AFP

A bear statue stands amid lood waters from the Neuse River in New Bern, North Carolina during Hurricane Florence. AFP

Palestinian protesters watch as tear gas canisters fired by Israeli forces comes through black smoke of burning tyres during a demonstration along the Israeli fence east of Gaza City. AFP

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