• A man watches Mount Agung volcano almost covered with clouds as he stands at a temple in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia. Firdia Lisnawati / AP Photo
    A man watches Mount Agung volcano almost covered with clouds as he stands at a temple in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia. Firdia Lisnawati / AP Photo
  • A monkey sits on top of the Jetavanaramaya stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
    A monkey sits on top of the Jetavanaramaya stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
  • Passers-by are reflected in mirrors in a mall at Harajuku shopping district in Tokyo. Shizuo Kambayashi / AP Photo
    Passers-by are reflected in mirrors in a mall at Harajuku shopping district in Tokyo. Shizuo Kambayashi / AP Photo
  • A pet owner restrains her pet cat prior to receiving anti-rabies vaccine from Humane Society International (HSI) in suburban Quezon city north of Manila, Philippines. Bullit Marquez / AP Photo
    A pet owner restrains her pet cat prior to receiving anti-rabies vaccine from Humane Society International (HSI) in suburban Quezon city north of Manila, Philippines. Bullit Marquez / AP Photo
  • Israeli security officers are seen through bullets shattered windows of the check point at the entrance to Har Adar settlement near Jerusalem. Ariel Schalit / AP Photo
    Israeli security officers are seen through bullets shattered windows of the check point at the entrance to Har Adar settlement near Jerusalem. Ariel Schalit / AP Photo
  • People sit in their apartment with the window blown out by the winds of Hurricane Maria in San Juan Puerto Rico. Joe Raedle / Getty Images
    People sit in their apartment with the window blown out by the winds of Hurricane Maria in San Juan Puerto Rico. Joe Raedle / Getty Images
  • Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell dives into the crowd but is unable to catch a foul ball hit by St. Louis Cardinals' Jedd Gyorko during the second inning of a baseball game. Jeff Roberson / AP Photo
    Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell dives into the crowd but is unable to catch a foul ball hit by St. Louis Cardinals' Jedd Gyorko during the second inning of a baseball game. Jeff Roberson / AP Photo
  • The Canyon Fire burns hillsides above houses in Corona, California. Kyle Grillot / Reuters
    The Canyon Fire burns hillsides above houses in Corona, California. Kyle Grillot / Reuters
  • Spectators watch a light show at The Grand Palace in Tsaritsyno, during the VII Moscow International Festival Circle of Light. Dmitry Abaza / AP Photo
    Spectators watch a light show at The Grand Palace in Tsaritsyno, during the VII Moscow International Festival Circle of Light. Dmitry Abaza / AP Photo
  • In this Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017 photo, members of a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit take part in a joint anti-terrorism and riot control drill with a special unit of China's paramilitary police force to prepare for the upcoming 19th Party Congress in the Chinese capital city, in Huaxian county in central China's Henan province. China is hosting an Interpol meeting amid concerns Beijing is using the police network to pursue political foes overseas. President Xi Jinping said in a speech to the Interpol General Assembly on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017 that China wants to work with other countries and organizations to achieve "global security governance." (Chinatopix via AP)
    In this Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017 photo, members of a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit take part in a joint anti-terrorism and riot control drill with a special unit of China's paramilitary police force to prepare for the upcoming 19th Party Congress in the Chinese capital city, in Huaxian county in central China's Henan province. China is hosting an Interpol meeting amid concerns Beijing is using the police network to pursue political foes overseas. President Xi Jinping said in a speech to the Interpol General Assembly on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017 that China wants to work with other countries and organizations to achieve "global security governance." (Chinatopix via AP)

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World in focus - best photos for September 26, 2017

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