• Muslim pilgrims attend Friday prayers at the Grand mosque in Mecca on September 9, 2016. Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters
    Muslim pilgrims attend Friday prayers at the Grand mosque in Mecca on September 9, 2016. Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters
  • A Palestinian girl sits in a vehicle next with a sheep her father bought for the upcoming Eid Al Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, holiday on September 9, 2016, in Gaza city. Muslims across the world are preparing to celebrate the annual festival, which marks the end of the Haj pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorates Prophet Abraham’s readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. Mohammed Abed / Agence France-Presse
    A Palestinian girl sits in a vehicle next with a sheep her father bought for the upcoming Eid Al Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, holiday on September 9, 2016, in Gaza city. Muslims across the world are preparing to celebrate the annual festival, which marks the end of the Haj pilgrimage to Mecca and commemorates Prophet Abraham’s readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. Mohammed Abed / Agence France-Presse
  • People sit atop an overcrowded passenger train in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on September 9, 2016, as they travel home to celebrate the Eid Al Adha festival,. Mohammad Ponir Hossain / Reuters
    People sit atop an overcrowded passenger train in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on September 9, 2016, as they travel home to celebrate the Eid Al Adha festival,. Mohammad Ponir Hossain / Reuters
  • A man drives a bulldozer on September 9, 2016, as he fights wildfires near Monchique, Algarve, in southern Portugal. The tourist region was the latest to be hit by raging forest fires, prompting the evacuation of a luxury hotel and three hamlets, officials said. Patricia De Melo Moreira / Agence France-Presse
    A man drives a bulldozer on September 9, 2016, as he fights wildfires near Monchique, Algarve, in southern Portugal. The tourist region was the latest to be hit by raging forest fires, prompting the evacuation of a luxury hotel and three hamlets, officials said. Patricia De Melo Moreira / Agence France-Presse
  • A passenger train travelling to Porto, Portugal, derailed on September 9, 2016, in O Porrino, in Spain’s northwestern Galicia region, authorities said. The train was carrying around 60 passenger. Local media said three people died and a fourth person was in critical condition. Lalo R. Villar / Associated Press
    A passenger train travelling to Porto, Portugal, derailed on September 9, 2016, in O Porrino, in Spain’s northwestern Galicia region, authorities said. The train was carrying around 60 passenger. Local media said three people died and a fourth person was in critical condition. Lalo R. Villar / Associated Press
  • Pro-Karnataka activists wave the Karnataka flag during a motorcycle rally on September 9, 2016, as part of a statewide strike in Bangalore, India. Agitation in the southern Indian state of Karnataka has been increasing since a recent Supreme Court order to release water from the River Cauvery each day to the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu. Karnataka is facing an acute shortage of water in its reservoirs and rivers as the state has only received subpar rainfall in the catchment areas leading to protests by farmers and pro-Kannada organisations refusing to share water with its neighbouring state. Manjunath Kiran / Agence France-Presse
    Pro-Karnataka activists wave the Karnataka flag during a motorcycle rally on September 9, 2016, as part of a statewide strike in Bangalore, India. Agitation in the southern Indian state of Karnataka has been increasing since a recent Supreme Court order to release water from the River Cauvery each day to the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu. Karnataka is facing an acute shortage of water in its reservoirs and rivers as the state has only received subpar rainfall in the catchment areas leading to protests by farmers and pro-Kannada organisations refusing to share water with its neighbouring state. Manjunath Kiran / Agence France-Presse
  • Peregrine ‘Stoker’ Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, and his wife Amanda, Duchess of Devonshire, examine a sculpture by British artist Richard Hudson entitled ‘Tear’ that is part of the ‘Beyond Limits’ exhibition on the grounds of Chatsworth House near Bakewell, northern England, on September 9, 2016. The ‘Beyond Limits’ exhibit features 19 monumental sculptures from leading artists, including: Zaha Hadid, Cristina Iglesias and Bruce Munro. Oli Scarff / Agence France-Presse
    Peregrine ‘Stoker’ Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, and his wife Amanda, Duchess of Devonshire, examine a sculpture by British artist Richard Hudson entitled ‘Tear’ that is part of the ‘Beyond Limits’ exhibition on the grounds of Chatsworth House near Bakewell, northern England, on September 9, 2016. The ‘Beyond Limits’ exhibit features 19 monumental sculptures from leading artists, including: Zaha Hadid, Cristina Iglesias and Bruce Munro. Oli Scarff / Agence France-Presse
  • A couple take snaps on September 9, 2016, of their child posing near souvenir plates and cups bearing images of the late communist leader Mao Zedong at a shop near Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Friday marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Mao Zedong, who founded the People's Republic of China in 1949, and ran it virtually uncontested until his death on September 9, 1976. Andy Wong / Associated Press
    A couple take snaps on September 9, 2016, of their child posing near souvenir plates and cups bearing images of the late communist leader Mao Zedong at a shop near Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Friday marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Mao Zedong, who founded the People's Republic of China in 1949, and ran it virtually uncontested until his death on September 9, 1976. Andy Wong / Associated Press

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World in focus – best photos for September 9, 2016

Julie Nicholson

September 09, 2016

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