A girl dressed in a traditional costume rehearses before going on stage to perform during a presentation of the Capoeira for Peace project in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. AFP
A girl dressed in a traditional costume rehearses before going on stage to perform during a presentation of the Capoeira for Peace project in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. AFP
A man poses as he gathers with others at Bogota’s Bolivar main square to celebrate the historic peace agreement between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). AFP
A man poses as he gathers with others at Bogota’s Bolivar main square to celebrate the historic peace agreement between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). AFP
TV screens show the live broadcast of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during the US presidential debate with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, in Seoul, South Korea. Hong Hae-in / Yonhap via AP
TV screens show the live broadcast of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during the US presidential debate with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, in Seoul, South Korea. Hong Hae-in / Yonhap via AP
Tourists pose in front of the illuminated Eiffel Tower during an event to mark the Breast Cancer Awareness month in October in Paris. AFP
Tourists pose in front of the illuminated Eiffel Tower during an event to mark the Breast Cancer Awareness month in October in Paris. AFP
Parents, other relatives, students and people in general take part in a protest in Mexico City to commemorate the second anniversary of the Ayotzinapa teachers school’s students disappearance. The students, from a rural teachers college in the southern state of Guerrero, disappeared after they were attacked by local police in the city of Iguala. AFP
Parents, other relatives, students and people in general take part in a protest in Mexico City to commemorate the second anniversary of the Ayotzinapa teachers school’s students disappearance. The students, from a rural teachers college in the southern state of Guerrero, disappeared after they were attacked by local police in the city of Iguala. AFP
The illuminated skyline of Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, and its banking district can be seen behind a spider’s web. AFP
The illuminated skyline of Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, and its banking district can be seen behind a spider’s web. AFP
A bride and groom wearing traditional handmade garlands wait for their wedding to start during a mass marriage ceremony in Karachi, Pakistan. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters
A bride and groom wearing traditional handmade garlands wait for their wedding to start during a mass marriage ceremony in Karachi, Pakistan. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters
People brave heavy rains and strong wind as typhoon Megi hits Hualien county, eastern Taiwan. EPA
People brave heavy rains and strong wind as typhoon Megi hits Hualien county, eastern Taiwan. EPA
A firefighter is silhouetted while watching flames approach Loma Prieta peak in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains. The Loma Prieta Fire has charred more than 1,000 acres and burned multiple structures in the area. Josh Edelson / AFP
A firefighter is silhouetted while watching flames approach Loma Prieta peak in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains. The Loma Prieta Fire has charred more than 1,000 acres and burned multiple structures in the area. Josh Edelson / AFP
Men perform during a presentation of the Capoeira for Peace project in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. AFP
Men perform during a presentation of the Capoeira for Peace project in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. AFP
A fisherman cleans a net in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, after overnight fishing. Indonesia’s economy accelerated in the second quarter as government stimulus plans came to fruition, a report said. AFP
A fisherman cleans a net in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, after overnight fishing. Indonesia’s economy accelerated in the second quarter as government stimulus plans came to fruition, a report said. AFP

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World in focus – best photos for September 27, 2016

Fatima Al Marzouqi

September 27, 2016

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

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