Berlin, Germany
Police officers drag an activist from the Last Generation climate protest group from a street in Berlin. According to the climate activists, they will again start blocking streets across the German capital to protest against the government’s lack of plan and what they claim to be a ‘breach of law’ in the climate crisis
Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/EPA
Asunción, Paraguay
‘Bottle dancers’ perform the Paraguayan traditional folk dance in which they dance with glass bottles balanced on their heads, as they attempt to set a record at the Official World Record Association (OWR) on the first edition of the National Day of Bottle Women, at the city’s Bicentennial Park
Photograph: Norberto Duarte/AFP/Getty Images
Chainat, Thailand
Farmers harvest rice in a field. They face an uncertain future trapped between debt and drought
Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
Washington DC, US
Little Amal, a 12ft tall puppet of a Syrian refugee child, is seen in a building’s reflection as it greets visitors to Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington. Little Amal will journey 6,000 miles across the US to raise awareness of children displaced by war
Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA
Outer Hebrides, UK
Yackydoola from An Eathar community rowing club arrives on Traigh Shanndaig at Tobsunn or Tobson on Bearnaraigh Mòr in Loch Roag
Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian
Chennai, India
A man on a motor-scooter rides past an idol of Hindu god Ganesha kept inside a model of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft during the ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ festival
Photograph: R Satish Babu/AFP/Getty Images
Ontario, Canada
A cat is seen during the 2023 Canadian Pet Expo in Mississauga
Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock
Paris, France
Brazil’s Flávia Saraiva competes during finals of the New French International Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympic Games hall of Accor Arena
Photograph: Abdullah Firas/Abaca/Shutterstock
London, UK
The Morgan Stanley exhibition The Missing Thread: Untold Stories of Black British Fashion opens at Somerset House on 21 September 2023 and runs until 7 January 2024, charting the shifting landscape of black British culture and the unique contribution it has made to Britain’s rich fashion design history
Photograph: Guy Bell/Shutterstock
Narathiwat, Thailand
Birds sit in cages during a bird-singing competition in Thailand’s southern province of Narathiwat. About 2,000 birds from Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore were entered in the annual contest
Photograph: Madaree Tohlala/AFP/Getty Images
Kabul, Afghanistan
A 16-year-old 10th grade student studies at her home as she marks the second anniversary of the ban on girls going to higher secondary schools. The Taliban’s ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan has had a significant impact on more than 1.1 million girls and young women. With secondary and university education suspended, many girls have resorted to attending religious schools as their only option
Photograph: Samiullah Popal/EPA
Ilchester, UK
Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales reacts as she tries on a life jacket during her visit to Royal Naval Air Station (RNAS) Yeovilton, one of the navy’s two main air stations, and one of the busiest military airfields in the UK. The base is home to a number of frontline squadrons and training units, including the Wildcat Maritime Force
Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images
The Hague, Netherlands
Crowds gather to watch members of the cavalry honorary escort practising before budget day. Prinsjesdag, also known as Prince’s Day, falls on the third Tuesday in September and serves as the occasion when the government reveals its upcoming year’s plans. King Willem-Alexander makes his way to The Hague’s Hall of Knights in the Glass Coach, where he delivers the speech from the throne, marking the official commencement of the parliamentary year
Photograph: Remko de Waal/EPA
Derna, Libya
An aerial view shows rescue teams searching for bodies at a beach in the aftermath of the floods in Derna
Photograph: Ayman Al-Sahili/Reuters
Shanghai, China
Cadets stand on the masts during the docking of BAP Union, a Peruvian Navy training vessel. The vessel, with a crew of 255, has reached Shanghai where it will spend four days. The purpose of the visit is to promote culture and tourism and to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the establishment of official relations between Peru and the People’s Republic of China, as well as the 10th anniversary of the two nations’ comprehensive strategic partnership
Photograph: Alex Plavevski/EPA
New York, US
The 29th annual Mexican Day parade on Madison Avenue
Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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