• Murals of House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President Rodrigo Duterte, and former dictator Ferdinand Marcos on display as Filipino protesters stage a demonstration in Manila, Philippines. EPA
    Murals of House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President Rodrigo Duterte, and former dictator Ferdinand Marcos on display as Filipino protesters stage a demonstration in Manila, Philippines. EPA
  • A Nepali traditional masked dancers prepares to perform on the first day of the Indra Jatra festival at Hanuman Dhoka in Kathmandu. AFP
    A Nepali traditional masked dancers prepares to perform on the first day of the Indra Jatra festival at Hanuman Dhoka in Kathmandu. AFP
  • South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un pose for photographs, alongside their spouses on the top of Mt Paektu, North Korea, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency.
    South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un pose for photographs, alongside their spouses on the top of Mt Paektu, North Korea, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency.
  • A maori cultural group performs before the round six Mitre 10 Cup match between Bay of Plenty and Waikato at Rotorua International Stadium in Rotorua, New Zealand. Getty Images
    A maori cultural group performs before the round six Mitre 10 Cup match between Bay of Plenty and Waikato at Rotorua International Stadium in Rotorua, New Zealand. Getty Images
  • Young men wade next to a car in a flooded street in Culiacan, Sinaloa State, Mexico. AFP
    Young men wade next to a car in a flooded street in Culiacan, Sinaloa State, Mexico. AFP
  • A Kashmiri Muslim is detained by Indian police as devotees defy restrictions for a Muharram procession in Srinagar. AFP
    A Kashmiri Muslim is detained by Indian police as devotees defy restrictions for a Muharram procession in Srinagar. AFP
  • Indian Shiite Muslim children perform a ritual of self-flagellation during a religious procession during Ashura in Hyderabad. AFP
    Indian Shiite Muslim children perform a ritual of self-flagellation during a religious procession during Ashura in Hyderabad. AFP
  • Turkish Shiite women take part in a religious procession held for the Shiite religious holiday of Ashura in Istanbul. AFP
    Turkish Shiite women take part in a religious procession held for the Shiite religious holiday of Ashura in Istanbul. AFP
  • Houses submerged by floodwaters after Hurricane Florence hit in Bergaw, North Carolina. Bloomberg
    Houses submerged by floodwaters after Hurricane Florence hit in Bergaw, North Carolina. Bloomberg
  • Moeno Tan of Japan hits a second shot on the 9th hole during the final round of the Chugoku Shimbun Chupi Ladies at Geinan Country Club in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan. Getty Images
    Moeno Tan of Japan hits a second shot on the 9th hole during the final round of the Chugoku Shimbun Chupi Ladies at Geinan Country Club in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan. Getty Images
  • Boats are seen in the dryed bed of the Brenet Lake, a natural border between eastern France and western Switzerland in Les Brenets. AFP
    Boats are seen in the dryed bed of the Brenet Lake, a natural border between eastern France and western Switzerland in Les Brenets. AFP
  • An employee, right, demonstrates the camera function of the iPhone XS Max, right, and the iPhone XS at an Apple store during its launch in Hong Kong, China. Bloomberg
    An employee, right, demonstrates the camera function of the iPhone XS Max, right, and the iPhone XS at an Apple store during its launch in Hong Kong, China. Bloomberg
  • Roman Catholic priest Michal Lajcha serves a mass in a church in Klak, Slovakia. AP Photo
    Roman Catholic priest Michal Lajcha serves a mass in a church in Klak, Slovakia. AP Photo

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World in focus - best photos for September 21, 2018

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