Today in Pictures, Sept 16, 2026

Fighting wildfires in Kalimantan, a raccoon stealing a toy in Panama, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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A staff member of the Regional Disaster Agency (BPBD) rolls a hose after extinguishing a fire in a peatland area burnt by wildfires, during heavy rains, in Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, September 15, 2026. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — A staff member of the Regional Disaster Agency rolling up a hose after extinguishing a fire in a peatland area burnt by wildfires during heavy rains, in Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, Sept 15.
PHOTO: REUTERS

Volunteers take part in a training of non-military service personnel for the German armed forces Bundeswehr reserve at the Baumholder military training area, southwestern Germany, September 15, 2026 REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — Volunteers taking part in a training of non-military service personnel for the German armed forces Bundeswehr reserve at the Baumholder military training area, southwestern Germany, Sept 15.
PHOTO: REUTERS

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Family and friends chant as they carry the body of Ahmed Al-Batsh, commander of the Al-Qassam Brigades for burial, after he was killed by an Israeli airstrike on his car, in Gaza City on September 15, 2026. The United Nations called September 15, for international investigators to be granted to access to all of Gaza "to assist with evidence-gathering" as hundreds of Palestinian bodies are pulled from the rubble. "The discovery of extensive remains under the rubble in Gaza City resurfaces these concerns of war crimes and other atrocity crimes," UN rights chief Volker Turk said in a statement. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP) — Family and friends chanting as they carry the body of Ahmed Al-Batsh, commander of the Al-Qassam Brigades, for burial, after he was killed by an Israeli airstrike on his car, in Gaza City on Sept 15.
PHOTO: AFP

Palestinian children play volleyball amid rubble of buildings damaged in the war, in Gaza City, September 15, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — Palestinian children playing volleyball amid rubble of buildings damaged in the war, in Gaza City, Sept 15.
PHOTO: REUTERS

TOPSHOT - A man walks between stands displaying portraits of fallen Azov Brigade fighters, which have been set up at St Sophia Square in the center of Kyiv on September 15, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) — A man walking between stands displaying portraits of fallen Azov Brigade fighters, which have been set up at St Sophia Square in the centre of Kyiv on Sept 15, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
PHOTO: AFP

People ride on a trailer pulled by a car through a flooded street in the Jardim Pantanal neighborhood following heavy rains in Sao Paulo, Brazil, September 15, 2026. REUTERS/Tuane Fernandes TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — People riding on a trailer pulled by a car through a flooded street in the Jardim Pantanal neighborhood following heavy rains in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept 15.
PHOTO: REUTERS

TOPSHOT - US Army paratroopers with the 3-509th Battalion, 11th Airborne division, jump out of a USAF C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Orient Shield 26 Joint Airborne drop at Kita-Dalen Training area in Eniwa, Hokkaido on September 15, 2026. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) — US Army paratroopers with the 3-509th Battalion, 11th Airborne division, jumping out of a USAF C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Orient Shield 26 Joint Airborne drop at Kita-Dalen Training area in Eniwa, Hokkaido, Japan, on Sept 15.
PHOTO: AFP

A helicopter flies over an area during what is said to be the rescue operation of a U.S. airman who was stranded in Iran after an F-15 jet was shot down, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, at an undisclosed location, in this still image from video released September 15, 2026. DVIDS/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. BLURRING AND OVERLAY FROM SOURCE. VERIFICATION - Location and date could not be verified. - A U.S official had previously told Reuters that an American weapons specialist stranded in Iran was moved to safety on April 5, 2026 by US military. - U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post on April 5 that a service member had been rescued. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — A helicopter flying over an area during what is said to be the rescue operation of a US airman on April 5, who was stranded in Iran after an F-15 jet was shot down, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at an undisclosed location, in this still image from a video released Sept 15.
PHOTO: REUTERS

TOPSHOT - A raccoon steals a toy from a street vendor along the Cinta Costera in Panama City, Panama on September 14, 2026. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP) — A raccoon stealing a toy from a street vendor along the Cinta Costera in Panama City on Sept 14.
PHOTO: AFP

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