• A participant with her face decorated with fluorescent paint smiles before the YARKOcross Night Edition colour run race in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Reuters
    A participant with her face decorated with fluorescent paint smiles before the YARKOcross Night Edition colour run race in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Reuters
  • A Syrian traditional band performs the famous dervish dance on the sideline of the Damascus International Fair, Damascus, Syria. EPA
    A Syrian traditional band performs the famous dervish dance on the sideline of the Damascus International Fair, Damascus, Syria. EPA
  • Athletes race past the Berlin Victory Column during the Berlin Marathon, Germany. Getty
    Athletes race past the Berlin Victory Column during the Berlin Marathon, Germany. Getty
  • Flood waters from Hurricane Florence inundate the town of Engelhard, US. AP
    Flood waters from Hurricane Florence inundate the town of Engelhard, US. AP
  • A fisherman walks to the water's edge in Jatigede Reservoir during the dry season in Sumedang, Indonesia. Reuters
    A fisherman walks to the water's edge in Jatigede Reservoir during the dry season in Sumedang, Indonesia. Reuters
  • A picture taken with a drone shows a performer taking part in the Highline Extreme event on the top of the Moleson peak at 2000 metres above the sea level, in the Swiss Alps, near Gruyeres. EPA
    A picture taken with a drone shows a performer taking part in the Highline Extreme event on the top of the Moleson peak at 2000 metres above the sea level, in the Swiss Alps, near Gruyeres. EPA
  • Vehicles take part in the second stage of the Inca Challenge 2018 Dakar Series, 300km south of Lima in Peru. EPA
    Vehicles take part in the second stage of the Inca Challenge 2018 Dakar Series, 300km south of Lima in Peru. EPA
  • Passing clouds are reflected in a fan's sunglasses during an NCAA college football game between Kansas and Rutgers in Lawrence, Kansas. AP
    Passing clouds are reflected in a fan's sunglasses during an NCAA college football game between Kansas and Rutgers in Lawrence, Kansas. AP
  • People visit the 33th Biennale of Sao Paulo at Ibirapuera park in Brazil. AFP
    People visit the 33th Biennale of Sao Paulo at Ibirapuera park in Brazil. AFP
  • Cars compete during the qualifying session ahead of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. AFP
    Cars compete during the qualifying session ahead of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. AFP
  • An aerial view shows the fishing village of Tai O in Hong Kong a day before the expected arrival of Super Typhoon Mangkhut. AFP
    An aerial view shows the fishing village of Tai O in Hong Kong a day before the expected arrival of Super Typhoon Mangkhut. AFP
  • A woman takes part in celebrations for the return of the formerly banned anti-government group the Oromo Liberation Front at Mesquel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AFP
    A woman takes part in celebrations for the return of the formerly banned anti-government group the Oromo Liberation Front at Mesquel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AFP
  • Spaniards hold bandanas reading "Abolition Mission" during a demonstration against bullfighting and animal abuse at the Puerta del Sol square in Madrid. AFP
    Spaniards hold bandanas reading "Abolition Mission" during a demonstration against bullfighting and animal abuse at the Puerta del Sol square in Madrid. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for September 16, 2018

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