• An Afghan man is illuminated by the light from his phone while taking a selfie on the top of the Wazir Akbar Khan hill in Kabul, as a view of the “supermoon” is seen in the background. Wakil Kohsar / AFP
    An Afghan man is illuminated by the light from his phone while taking a selfie on the top of the Wazir Akbar Khan hill in Kabul, as a view of the “supermoon” is seen in the background. Wakil Kohsar / AFP
  • People hold onto their umbrellas while walking against strong winds caused by Typhoon Dujuan in Taipei, Taiwan. Pichi Chuang / Reuters
    People hold onto their umbrellas while walking against strong winds caused by Typhoon Dujuan in Taipei, Taiwan. Pichi Chuang / Reuters
  • Enthusiast Mike Kemling, dressed as “Wasteland Ranger,” poses for a portrait during the Wasteland Weekend event in California City, California. The four-day event has a post-apocalyptic theme and is inspired by the Mad Max movie franchise. Mario Anzuoni / Reuters
    Enthusiast Mike Kemling, dressed as “Wasteland Ranger,” poses for a portrait during the Wasteland Weekend event in California City, California. The four-day event has a post-apocalyptic theme and is inspired by the Mad Max movie franchise. Mario Anzuoni / Reuters
  • The supermoon rises above Brighton, Britain. Facundo Arrizabalaga / EPA
    The supermoon rises above Brighton, Britain. Facundo Arrizabalaga / EPA
  • Iraqi tourists walk past the Sherwana Citadel in the Kurdish city of Kalar, 126 kilometres south of Sulaimaniya. Safin Hamed / AFP
    Iraqi tourists walk past the Sherwana Citadel in the Kurdish city of Kalar, 126 kilometres south of Sulaimaniya. Safin Hamed / AFP
  • The supermoon rises over Los Angeles. Christopher Polk / Getty Images / AFP
    The supermoon rises over Los Angeles. Christopher Polk / Getty Images / AFP
  • A man hugs his wife upon their arrival to the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean sea from Turkey. Seventeen Syrian refugees drowned when their boat sank in Turkish waters on its way to Greece, local media reported, while the Italian coastguard said it had rescued some 500 migrants in the Mediterranean this weekend. Aris Messinis / AFP
    A man hugs his wife upon their arrival to the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean sea from Turkey. Seventeen Syrian refugees drowned when their boat sank in Turkish waters on its way to Greece, local media reported, while the Italian coastguard said it had rescued some 500 migrants in the Mediterranean this weekend. Aris Messinis / AFP
  • An armed Yemeni man from the Popular Resistance Committees supporting forces loyal to Yemen’s Saudi-backed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi mans a checkpoint in the southern city of Aden. Ahmed Farwan / AFP
    An armed Yemeni man from the Popular Resistance Committees supporting forces loyal to Yemen’s Saudi-backed President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi mans a checkpoint in the southern city of Aden. Ahmed Farwan / AFP

World in focus — best photos for September 28, 2015


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A look at the best photos from around the world.