• A man speaks to Hitach’s Emiew3 robot at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on September 2, 2016. Hitachi originally developed the robot in 2005. It can engage in dialogue and physical interactions with humans. After numerous modifications, it was released in April 2016. Kiyoshi Ota / Bloomberg
    A man speaks to Hitach’s Emiew3 robot at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on September 2, 2016. Hitachi originally developed the robot in 2005. It can engage in dialogue and physical interactions with humans. After numerous modifications, it was released in April 2016. Kiyoshi Ota / Bloomberg
  • Boys in Sanaa, Yemen, hold up portraits of a relative killed in a bomb attack on a mosque during a vigil marking the anniversary on September 2, 2016. Khaled Abdullah / Reuters
    Boys in Sanaa, Yemen, hold up portraits of a relative killed in a bomb attack on a mosque during a vigil marking the anniversary on September 2, 2016. Khaled Abdullah / Reuters
  • A man pulls a magnet to find coins thrown by devotees as religious offerings into the river Ganges in Allahabad, India, on September 2, 2016. Jitendra Prakash / Reuters
    A man pulls a magnet to find coins thrown by devotees as religious offerings into the river Ganges in Allahabad, India, on September 2, 2016. Jitendra Prakash / Reuters
  • Syrian civilians from the town of Daraya start to evacuate the rebel-held town of Moadamiyet Al Sham on September 2, 2016. They will go to a shelter in the government-controlled town of Hrajela. The civilians have been in Moadimayet Al-Sham for around three years, after fleeing clashes in Daraya. Louai Beshara / Agence France-Presse
    Syrian civilians from the town of Daraya start to evacuate the rebel-held town of Moadamiyet Al Sham on September 2, 2016. They will go to a shelter in the government-controlled town of Hrajela. The civilians have been in Moadimayet Al-Sham for around three years, after fleeing clashes in Daraya. Louai Beshara / Agence France-Presse
  • Animal-welfare activists protest outside the Japanese consulate in Hong Kong on September 2, 2016, against the country's annual dolphin hunt. The placard reads ‘Imprison equals killing. Don’t support aquariums.’ The annual hunt starts in September in Taiji, Japan. The activists claim the hunt is cruel and barbaric, and a cover for the acquisition of live cetaceans for aquariums and dolphin shows in China. Alex Hofford / EPA
    Animal-welfare activists protest outside the Japanese consulate in Hong Kong on September 2, 2016, against the country's annual dolphin hunt. The placard reads ‘Imprison equals killing. Don’t support aquariums.’ The annual hunt starts in September in Taiji, Japan. The activists claim the hunt is cruel and barbaric, and a cover for the acquisition of live cetaceans for aquariums and dolphin shows in China. Alex Hofford / EPA
  • Smoke rises after explosions in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on September 2, 2016. Officials said at least three rockets landed, killing three people and wounding six. Karim Kadim / EPA
    Smoke rises after explosions in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on September 2, 2016. Officials said at least three rockets landed, killing three people and wounding six. Karim Kadim / EPA
  • Honour guards of the People’s Liberation Army wait for the arrival of leaders of foreign delegations at the Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang province, China, on September 2, 2016. The G20 leaders summit will be held in the city on September 4 and 5. Rolex Dela Pena / EPA
    Honour guards of the People’s Liberation Army wait for the arrival of leaders of foreign delegations at the Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang province, China, on September 2, 2016. The G20 leaders summit will be held in the city on September 4 and 5. Rolex Dela Pena / EPA
  • A street is blocked by debris washed up by the tidal surge of Hurricane Hermine on September 2, 2016, in Cedar Key, Florida. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall. John Raoux / Associated Press
    A street is blocked by debris washed up by the tidal surge of Hurricane Hermine on September 2, 2016, in Cedar Key, Florida. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall. John Raoux / Associated Press

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World in focus — best photos for September 2, 2016

James Ohara

September 02, 2016

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

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