• People in costume dance during a DJ set at 'Alienstock' in Rachel, Nevada, USA. Starting as a joke, the 'Storm Area 51' event transformed into a gathering for alien believers, with music and attractions held in several places around Area 51. EPA
    People in costume dance during a DJ set at 'Alienstock' in Rachel, Nevada, USA. Starting as a joke, the 'Storm Area 51' event transformed into a gathering for alien believers, with music and attractions held in several places around Area 51. EPA
  • A worker walks on a structure built on Tiananmen Square ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing, China. EPA
    A worker walks on a structure built on Tiananmen Square ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Beijing, China. EPA
  • Puppies of the canine brigade of Carabineros participate in the Great Military Parade 2019 in Santiago, Chile. EPA
    Puppies of the canine brigade of Carabineros participate in the Great Military Parade 2019 in Santiago, Chile. EPA
  • Rescued migrants embrace as they arrive on an Armed Forces of Malta patrol boat in Valletta's Marsamxett Harbour, Malta. Reuters
    Rescued migrants embrace as they arrive on an Armed Forces of Malta patrol boat in Valletta's Marsamxett Harbour, Malta. Reuters
  • One student leads others to an exit past the translucent red walls of Seattle City Hall, where other student climate activists are seen protesting outside during a climate strike. AP Photo
    One student leads others to an exit past the translucent red walls of Seattle City Hall, where other student climate activists are seen protesting outside during a climate strike. AP Photo
  • Alexander Albon of Thailand driving the (23) Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB15 on track during practice for the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore. Getty Images
    Alexander Albon of Thailand driving the (23) Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB15 on track during practice for the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore. Getty Images
  • Hot-air balloons fly up with tourists at sunrise in the Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya. AFP
    Hot-air balloons fly up with tourists at sunrise in the Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya. AFP
  • An elephant cub follow the mother in the Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya. AFP
    An elephant cub follow the mother in the Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya. AFP
  • A tourist walks in the fumaroles of a crater on the volcanic island of Vulcano, one of the Aeolian Islands, in the Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy. / AFP
    A tourist walks in the fumaroles of a crater on the volcanic island of Vulcano, one of the Aeolian Islands, in the Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy. / AFP

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World in focus - best photos for September 21, 2019

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