• An Afghan youth gestures as the sun sets on the outskirts of Herat. Aref Karimi / AFP
    An Afghan youth gestures as the sun sets on the outskirts of Herat. Aref Karimi / AFP
  • Ironkids kids compete during Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Sunshine Coast, Australia. Chris Hyde / Getty Images
    Ironkids kids compete during Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Sunshine Coast, Australia. Chris Hyde / Getty Images
  • Uzbek man gather to pay their last respects during the funeral of president Islam Karimov at the historic Registan Square in Samarkand. AP Photo
    Uzbek man gather to pay their last respects during the funeral of president Islam Karimov at the historic Registan Square in Samarkand. AP Photo
  • Patrulla Aguila from the Spanish air force perform during the Airshow 'Airpower 16' in Zeltweg, Austria. Erwin Scheriau / AFP / APA
    Patrulla Aguila from the Spanish air force perform during the Airshow 'Airpower 16' in Zeltweg, Austria. Erwin Scheriau / AFP / APA
  • Nico Hulkenberg of Germany aboard the Sahara Force India F1 Team VJM09 Mercedes PU106C Hybrid turbo is on track during final practice for the Formula One Grand Prix of Italy. Dan Istitene / Getty Images
    Nico Hulkenberg of Germany aboard the Sahara Force India F1 Team VJM09 Mercedes PU106C Hybrid turbo is on track during final practice for the Formula One Grand Prix of Italy. Dan Istitene / Getty Images
  • A Palestinian girl waits to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing after it was opened by Egyptian authorities, in the southern Gaza Strip. Suhaib Salem / Reuters
    A Palestinian girl waits to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing after it was opened by Egyptian authorities, in the southern Gaza Strip. Suhaib Salem / Reuters
  • A competitor rides a bull during a rodeo at the Shenandoah County Fair in Woodstock, Virginia. Brendan Smialowski / AFP
    A competitor rides a bull during a rodeo at the Shenandoah County Fair in Woodstock, Virginia. Brendan Smialowski / AFP
  • Willie the Wildcat, the mascot for the Kansas State Wildcats, walks onto the field while his team walks back in to the locker room before their game against the Stanford Cardinal in Palo Alto, California. Ezra Shaw / Getty Images / AFP
    Willie the Wildcat, the mascot for the Kansas State Wildcats, walks onto the field while his team walks back in to the locker room before their game against the Stanford Cardinal in Palo Alto, California. Ezra Shaw / Getty Images / AFP
  • Chinese honour guards prepare to welcome dignitaries at the Hangzhou Xiaoshan international airport before the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China. Damir Sagolj / Reuters
    Chinese honour guards prepare to welcome dignitaries at the Hangzhou Xiaoshan international airport before the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China. Damir Sagolj / Reuters

World in focus – best photos for September 3, 2016


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